The Mandarin word for ‘fish’ (Yu) is a homonym for ‘abundance’ (Yu), so a whole fish is usually served to symbolise unity and ...

Season the seabass with salt. Place 1/3 ginger and spring onions on to a plate, place seabass on top. Scatter the remaining ginger and spring onions over the sea bass. Heat a pan with water, until ...

The method can be applied to any white fish of a similar size and is particularly good for cooking sea bass. It is most important not to over-steam as the white flesh will become soggy.