THE Chinese believe that some food symbolise certain quality that people want in life.
For example, every year, Shang Palace Chinese executive chef Tan Kim Weng makes it a point to include “prosperous” ingredients such as fish for abundance, prawn for joy and laughter, and chicken for happiness in the restaurant’s Chinese New Year menu.
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