Lou Sang

‘Lou Sang’ simple means mixing the raw in Cantonese.. refers to a kind of salads with raw fish served only during the Chinese New Year in Malaysia. It is interesting to note that this delicacy is practiced only by Malaysian Chinese.. and in a lesser extent by Chinese of neighbouring countries.

The term ‘Lou Sang’ actually depicts the action how the dish is served. Salads of various colours, crispy crackers and sliced raw fish (sliced abalone and sliced jelly fish are optional) are served and these ingredients are carried up high using chopsticks and mixed up by the diners.

The dish is more appropriately referred as Yee Sang (raw fish) during Chinese New Year. It is a special dish to ‘bring up’ the ‘prosperity’ and it carries the people’s hope for best luck, health and wealth for the coming whole year.

So, let’s ‘lou sang’!!