Chinese new year dishes

'lou sang' is a dish that is suppose to bring you prosperity in the coming year.  This is a dish that is local to Malaysia and normally uses raw samon as the raw aka 'sang' ingredients.  

Abalone 'lou sang'

This version uses raw abalone slices. The mixture includes jelly fish, fried bits, shredded veggies and drizzled with some sweet and sour sauce. The idea is to toss the ingredients around. The higher the chopsticks are the better the symbolisim of prosperity. I have personally never liked this dish, although there is a good contrast of crispy texture with the crunch of the vegetables, but there is not much complexity to this dish and every restaurant does it the same way.

 

The roast sucking pig skin is eaten with a slice of bun and sauce. The remaining pig is stir fried and served. The most expensive part is the skin as this is roasted to a Friday and crunchy texture. This is a staple of most Chinese new year dishes.