鱼生 - A toss of 'Loh Hey'

根据中国神话故事记载，女娲创世典故和鱼生的由来息息相关。但盘古开天关地的第七天，女娲用呢土创造了人。从此之后，每一个农历年的第七天代表人的生日，即现在我们所称的‘人日’。为了庆祝‘人日’，有人将七种材料配调成色调鲜艳，每种成分都具好意头的菜肴，而演变成今天我们新春团圆所吃的鱼生。

吃鱼生有独特的方式，即是用捞。‘捞生’的时候一定要把鱼生捞得越高越好，而且一边捞一边说吉利的恭贺语，这样才可以越捞越旺，步步高升！

According to Chinese legend, the goddess Nu Wa spent 6 days creating animals out of mud. Humans were created on the seventh day.

Ren Ri, the Day of Humankind, is the commemoration of our birth. It is held on the 7^th day of the first lunar month in the new year. To celebrate this day, humans ate a special dish comprising of 7 symbolic delicacies. Over time, this dish became the traditional delicacy we enjoy as yee sang today.

When you toss the yee sang, you mist shout ‘loh hei’ which means literally to ‘move upwards’. It is an expression to ask to be blessed with good fortune. It is customary to toss the yee sang as high as you can to enjoy greater prosperity.