Yet another meaningless record has been broken in the Malaysian Book of Records, this time for the longest ensemble of Yee Sang. It beat last year's record of 888m by 111m to 999m. And what happened to the effort of 99 chefs and kilogrammes of fish, vegetables and the accompaniments? Well, 80% of the dish was dumped into the dustbins.
It is ironic that the concept of yee sang originated amongst the poor Teochew fishermen who did not want to waste the leftovers from Chinese Lunar New York and decided to throw in their fish strips, turnips, carrots, vinegar etcetera and toss it high in the spirit of festivity. (and eat it, of course)
Some smart alecs suggested that perhaps the leftover yee sang from the Malaysian Records endeavour should have been put to good use, like feeding the orphans and the underprivileged. Perhaps, the armchair critics are out of touch of the practicality of things around here. Yee sang, being a relatively uncooked mixed delicacy in the open air by the dirty streets would not last longer than half a day in our humid warm weather. And do they know just how difficult it is to get orphans to partake in a charity event? Their itinerary is so full that they would just turn down your offer. There go your charity events without recipients! Some caretakers of these charity concerns, who themselves may have BMI >40, would not be too keen on food tossed around for fun and frolic and strewn by the roadside!
It is ironic that the concept of yee sang originated amongst the poor Teochew fishermen who did not want to waste the leftovers from Chinese Lunar New York and decided to throw in their fish strips, turnips, carrots, vinegar etcetera and toss it high in the spirit of festivity. (and eat it, of course)
Some smart alecs suggested that perhaps the leftover yee sang from the Malaysian Records endeavour should have been put to good use, like feeding the orphans and the underprivileged. Perhaps, the armchair critics are out of touch of the practicality of things around here. Yee sang, being a relatively uncooked mixed delicacy in the open air by the dirty streets would not last longer than half a day in our humid warm weather. And do they know just how difficult it is to get orphans to partake in a charity event? Their itinerary is so full that they would just turn down your offer. There go your charity events without recipients! Some caretakers of these charity concerns, who themselves may have BMI >40, would not be too keen on food tossed around for fun and frolic and strewn by the roadside!
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| The longest yee sang in Malaysia at 999-metre is laid on 1,000 tables joined together along the streets of Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur. |
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