For best results and to avoid crushing ingredients or getting the spirals tangled in the blade, the vegetables and fruit pieces should be at least 4 cm long and maximum 10-11 cm long. Keep this in mind when shopping and preparing your ingredients so as to choose and cut them accordingly.

To save time, cook the bacon and scallops while the peas are cooking.

When in season, use fresh broad beans instead of frozen beans.

Substitute caramelised sugar in step 9 with honey.

Serve Chicken Liver Pate with fresh baguette, or an assortment of crackers and toast points.

To butterfly shrimp, shell the shrimp and remove the tail. Insert a knife about three-quarters of the way into shrimp near the head and cut nearly all the way down the center of the shrimp's back to the tail. Remove the vein with the tip of your knife. Using your hands, open the flesh of the shrimp until it lies flat.

Substitute caramelised sugar in step 9 with honey.

Traditionally enjoyed during Chinese New Year, Yu Sheng — also known as the “Prosperity Toss” — symbolizes good fortune and abundance. During the meal, everyone gathers around the table to toss the colourful salad high in the air with chopsticks while expressing auspicious wishes and blessings for the year ahead.