The main rule of yee sang is simple—the higher the toss, the more “ong” your year will be. Throughout the tossing ceremony, you should also be saying prosperous statements. If you’re not articulate with your new year blessings, continuously saying “huat ah” works wonders.
But after making that big mess in your dining room, wouldn’t you want to make sure the yee sang is actually delicious?
Given, yee sang is arguably already a very delicious dish. Yee sang, which is also known as yu sheng, lou sang, or the prosperity toss, traditionally features raw fish, shredded vegetables, as well as a sauce. Together, these create a delicious salad-like dish.
However, why not give your yee sang a special twist? Here are some Malaysian brands in the Klang Valley offering unique yee sang dishes this year.
1. ANTE: Ham yee sang
Up the ante with ANTE’s Jamón Serrano Loh Sang. Dubbed a “pork dish specialist”, ANTE has been releasing their take on yee sang for a few years now. Their version features slices of jamón serrano ham, a Spanish-style slow aged ham, imported from the Iberian Peninsula.
Located in 1 Utama, ANTE told us that the dish is highlighted by a natural sweetness from fresh fruits like mango, pomelo, and jackfruit which balances the savoury, nutty flavours of the ham. It also comes with a medley of vegetables along with fried potatoes, yam, and macadamia nuts.
To top it all off, there’s the house-made orange-plum sticky sauce. There are optional add-ons such as extra slices of the jamón serrano ham.
This yee sang will be available starting on January 24, 2024.
Price: Starts at RM98
Last day to order: While stocks last
Delivery fee: Dine-in and takeaways only
Where to order: Preorders can be made on WhatsApp, but are not necessary
Address: First Floor, Rainforest, New Wing One Utama Shopping centre, Bandar Utama, 47800 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
2. Little Heritage House: Nyonya yee sang
For Chinese New Year, Petaling Jaya-based Nyonya restaurant Little Heritage House is offering two varieties of their Nyonya Yee Sang.
For the fruit-centric one, the dish will feature fresh orange, kiwi, avocado, strawberry, blueberry, pineapple, and pomegranate. It starts at RM88 for three to four pax, or RM138 for the one that serves eight to 10.
Meanwhile, the salmon jellyfish option comes with, well, salmon and jellyfish. The three to four pax option is RM98 while the eight to ten pax one is RM148.
Both dishes come with shredded carrots, pickled ginger, dry cucumber, white radish, pomelo, crackers, crushed peanuts, and sesame seeds. For that classic Nyonya touch of sweet, sour, and spicy flavours, the dishes also feature plum sauce, five-spice powder, and lime juice.
Price: Starts at RM88
Last day of orders: N/A
Delivery fee: Depends on the distance
Where to order: WhatsApp
Address: 23, Jalan 17/56, Seksyen 17, 46400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
3. Salad Atelier: Personal and vegan yee sangs
If you don’t have a big group of people to toss with this year, no worries. Salad Atelier is offering personal yee sangs that start at RM22.88 (note the very “fatt” numbers).
There are two yee sang flavours available here—Salmon Huat Yee Sang and SA Longevity Yee Sang. The latter is the vegan option.
That said, the salad chain also has bigger options for larger parties. Specifically, there are two other sizes—one that feeds three to four pax, and one for groups of six to eight.
Price: Starts at RM22.88
Last day of delivery: N/A
Delivery fee: Depends on the distance
Where to order: It’s available in all Salad Atelier locations except the Bangsar South, Menara CIMB, and RedQ outlets.
Address: Full list of locations here.
4. Too Yumm: Jellyfish yee sang
Yee sang featuring jellyfish has become more common nowadays, and a purveyor of this dish is Too Yumm.
Called the Prosperity Wells Jellyfish Yee Sang, it starts at RM68 for a petite serving for one to two pax. The dish comes with approximately 40g or 80g of Chukka Kurage jellyfish (depending on the size ordered).
Aside from the seafood, it will also come with crackers, snow pear, dragon scale cabbage, pickled hibiscus, pomegranate, fried lotus, purple cabbage, white yam, cucumber slices, pickled leek, papaya, white ginger, red ginger, pomelo, seaweed salad, Chinese parsley, marinated hotate carrot, white radish, groundnut, and sesame.
Customers can choose one of three sauce options—signature aromatic plum sauce, signature osmanthus plum sauce, or signature yuzu chrysanthemum plum sauce.
Aside for the jellyfish yee sang, they also have a Prosperity Romance Sashimi Yee Sang, a Prosperity Garden Fruit Yee Sang, and a King Prosperity Yee Sang.
Price: Starts at RM68
Last day of delivery: N/A
Delivery fee: For the Klang Valley, the standard delivery charge is RM25. Free delivery is available for purchases of RM500 and above.
Where to order: Website
Address: GMBB, Lot 1-36, No.2, Jalan Robertson, Bukit Bintang, 50150 Kuala Lumpur
5. Maria’s SteakCafe: Beef yee sang
Originating from Ipoh, Maria’s SteakCafe has also made its mark in the Klang Valley with four outlets in the region.
For Chinese New Year, the steakhouse will be offering two yee sang dishes. There’s the more classic smoked salmon one, but if you’re looking for something unique, there’s the pulled beef option.
Both options start at RM98 for the medium size, and go up to RM178 for the larger option.
Price: Starts at RM98
Last day to order: February 24, 2024
Delivery fee: Depends on the distance
Where to order: WhatsApp
Address: Maria’s SteakCafe has locations in Bangsar, Sunway, 1 POWERHOUSE, and Suria KLCC.
6. Gooddam: Pork belly yee sang
Perhaps the most unique yee sang option offered by Modern Italian restaurant Gooddam is its Slow Roasted Berkcious Pork Belly (RM168). As its name suggests, it features slow-roasted Berkcious (an Ipoh-based pork brand) pork belly with Sarawak black pepper gravy and spicy salsa verde.
Aside from the pork belly yee sang, Goodam also has two other options that sound just as good.
For one, the Prosperity Yee Sang (RM 308) features grilled lobster, scallop sashimi, and Gooddam’s house-made smoked salmon, topped with a refreshing plum sesame vinaigrette.
The Classic Yee Sang (RM 158) is made with the same house-smoked salmon, and also includes the plum sesame vinaigrette.
Each serves four to six pax.
Price: Starts at RM158
Last day to order: February 7, 2024
Delivery fee: Orders of RM300 and above will enjoy RM10 off the delivery fee. Delivery slots are from 2-4 PM, Thursday to Monday.
Where to order: WhatsApp
Address: The HUB SS2, 19 Sentral, Jalan Harapan, Seksyen 19, 46300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
7. Art of Salmó: Trout yee sang
Although traditionally carp has been used as the go-to fish in yee sang, salmon has become quite a hip option nowadays.
But, what about trout?
Featured by Vulcan Post in the past, Art of Salmó is a Malaysian brand that specialises in not salmon, but trout. Norwegian fjord trout, to be specific.
This Chinese New Year, Art of Salmó is offering a Lucky Yee Sang (RM88) that serves up to 10, as well as the Dragon Bliss Yee Sang (starts at RM328) which can serve up to 60. For the latter, which is more suitable for events, there’s a one-metre option as well as a two-metre option.
Both options come with a special Citrus Plum Zest, which gives a sweet and sour finish to the dish.
Aside from the salmó sashimi, other ingredients in the dish are crunchy salmon skin, carrot, radish, purple cabbage, egg, chuka kurage (seasoned jellyfish), chuka wakame (seasoned seaweed), pineapple, mandarin orange, lettuce, roasted sesame, and sunflower seed.
Price: Starts at RM88
Last day for orders: February 7, 2024
Delivery fee: For deliveries in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, the fee is RM15 to RM35. Free delivery is available for orders of RM250 and above.
Where to order: Website
Address: Sentul East, 800, Jln Sentul, Sentul, 51000 Kuala Lumpur
Plenty more fish in the sea
We’ve heard on good authority that some other restaurants that will be releasing their own take on yee sang include:
At the time of writing, they haven’t officially announced their yee sang dishes for the year, though.
In any case, this list is by no means exhaustive. We’re sure there are plenty more restaurants out there that you can support this Chinese New Year, in turn bringing some prosperity to yourself too. There’s no such thing as too much yee sang tossing, right?
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Featured Image Credit: ANTE / Gooddam / Maria’s SteakCafe
