Dish with a longer history on both sides of the Causeway

A new revelation says the famous four chefs widely credited with creating ‘yee sang’ never claimed to have invented the dish but had put their own spin on the traditional raw fish salad enjoyed by the Teochews and Cantonese.

THE auspicious yee sang or raw fish salad is meant to bring harmony and unite people during Chinese New Year. But the popular festive dish has instead triggered a food fight in the media in Malaysia and Singapore.