6 Outstanding Yu Sheng Platters for Chinese New Year 2021

We round up 6 unique Yu Sheng platters for Chinese New Year 2021, specially designed for you to toss up some luck for the coming Year of the Ox.

Lo Hei is a uniquely Singaporean tradition for Chinese New Year, where groups will toss Yu Sheng, which is shredded vegetables and raw fish in the air, while reciting specific blessings. This is done in the hopes of achieving better fortune (we didn’t mean for that to sound so ritualistic). There is even a common belief that the higher you toss your Yu Sheng, the “greater your heights (achievements)” in the coming year.

While most traditional Yu Sheng platters come served with classic components like preserved shredded vegetables, sesame seeds, “golden” crackers, and plum sauce, restaurants have started giving their own spin to the dish to attract curious customers who are intrigued by novelty.

Here are some of the more notable ones on the menu for Chinese Niu Year 2021.

Jade

Address: The Fullerton Hotel Singapore, 1 Fullerton Square, Singapore 049178
Price: $688++ 
Contact: dining-rsvp@fullertonhotels.com

A quintessential part of Chinese New Year celebrations is the tossing of Yu Sheng — and what better way to usher in an ox-picious year than with Jade’s Premium Year of the Ox Gold Rush Yu Sheng?

In fact, the dish is so lavish it requires orders to be made three days in advance. 

The Yu Sheng ingredients are artfully arranged into an image of a bull, and uses champagne jelly, shallot oil and kumquat dressing to create a striking balance of rich and refreshing flavours.

For families with young children, you’d be glad to know that there’s even a special children’s version available, which features an endearing representation of a playful calf. 

Things to take note of: 

• Not valid on eve of and on public holidays, special occasions or other black-out dates.
• Orders must be made at least three days in advance. 

Yàn

Address: #05-02 National Gallery Singapore 1 St Andrew's Road Singapore 178957
Price: From $92++
Contact: 6384 5585

Toss to new heights with Yàn’s elegant Abalone & Yellowtail with Gold Foil Lo Hei in ‘Shun De’ Style. Prepared in their signature savoury “Shun De-style” and adorned with gold flakes, the magnificent mountain of crispy vermicelli alludes to soaring achievements and success in the year ahead, complemented by vibrant vegetables, shredded purple and yellow sweet potatoes, kailan, and pickled ginger. Slices of yellowtail fish and braised abalone herald wealth and abundance to come.

SE7ENTH

Address: Oakwood Premier AMTD Singapore, 6 Shenton Way, OUE Downtown 1, #07-01, Singapore 068809
Price: $38.80++ for 4 pax, $68.80++ for 8 pax
Contact: 6812 6050

Usher Niu beginnings with a Golden Prosperity Yu Sheng from SE7ENTH restaurant at Oakwood Premier AMTD Singapore.

The locally-inspired Yu Sheng comprise of smoked salmon, smoked snow fish and golden pillow crackers, along with the addition of mala salted egg crackers, fine murukku, and a drizzle of refreshing homemade passion fruit-infused sweet plum sauce.

Promotions: 

• Until 7 February 2021: 15% off.
• From 8 to 26 February 2021: 10% off. 

Blue Jasmine

Address: 10 Farrer Park Station Road, Park Hotel Farrer Park, Level 5, Singapore 217564
Price: $68+
Contact: 6824 8851

Blue Jasmine, a Thai restaurant perched on the breezy fifth floor of Park Hotel Farrer Park, unifies culinary elements from Thailand and Singapore to present Chinese New Year dishes with a refreshing twist.

Be delighted by their tangy Thai Chin Yu Sheng, which features slices of silky smoked salmon served with a tall mountain of crispy rice crackers, vegetables, Thai green mango, papaya, pomelo and pickles, all topped with a generous serving of plum and passionfruit sauce.

Things to take note of:

• Dine-in, takeaway and delivery available from 1 to 28 February 2021.

Crystal Jade

Address: Islandwide
Price: $115.80 for small (5 pax), $179.80 for large (8 pax)
Contact: Depending on outlet

Toss to a year of health and abundance with Crystal Jade’s Season Of Wealth Golden Scallop Yusheng containing plump scallops, watermelon, red dragon fruit, burdock, healthy quinoa, corn, cherry tomato, walnut, crispy rice and more. 

Things to take note of: 

• Yu Sheng can only be collected at Crystal Jade Palace, Crystal Jade Golden Palace and Crystal Jade Dining IN. Delivery option is not available for this item.

Man Fu Yuan

Address: InterContinental Singapore, 80 Middle Rd, Singapore 188966
Price: $388 (10 pax)
Contact: 6338 7600

Impress your folks with Man Fu Yuan’s massive 60-inch Blossoms of Spring Yu Sheng shaped in the form of Chinese character ‘Chun’ (春), which symbolises renewal and start of fresh and new beginnings.

Adorned with Hokkaido scallops, salmon, golden yuzu, plum sauce and shallot oil, we can only imagine this Yu Sheng to be one helluva tossing session (and the mess to clean after that). 

Promotions:

• Place your orders between 1 January 2021 to 17 January 2021 to enjoy 15% early bird savings and an additional 5% savings when you shop online at InterContinentalShoppe.sg.

Things to take note of:

• Yu Sheng needs to be ordered two days in advance prior to dining, for dine-in only. 

With some of these yu sheng platters costing a few hundred dollars, maximise your spending with the right credit card. There are many dining credit cards to choose from, and we have them all sorted out and compared for you.

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