About the deal

If you're planning to host a party this Chinese New Year then Yu-Sheng is a must have dish on your menu so you should definitely take a peek at today’s deal: for $19.40 get a Chinese New Year’s Special Japanese Salmon Yu Sheng at Shin Tokyo Sushi, worth $38.80.

The tossing of "yu sheng" a raw fish salad is a fun tradition that forms part of the New Year celebrations. A common practice among the Chinese, it symbolizes abundance, prosperity and vigor, especially in Singapore. 

Also known as 'lo hei', meaning 'toss up luck', or 'toss and rise', the higher you chuck your food, the more luck and good fortune will rain down on you in the coming year.

Each element to this auspicious salad was carefully thought out. The raw fish, symbolizes excess throughout the new year; pomelo for luck and auspicious value; pepper to attract money and valuables; oil to represent money flowing in from all directions, shredded carrots for blessings of good luck, shredded green radish for eternal youth, shredded white radish for prosperity in business and promotion at work, peanut crumbs for a household filled with gold and silver, sesame seeds for a flourishing business and deep-fried flour crisps to symbolize gold).