Fish balls, also known as the "water pills," says "tun Yuwai" ancient. Fish balls are traditional foods in fuzhou, minnan, guangzhou. Because it is delicious, not too greasy, also it can make both dessert ingredients, and soup, loved by coastal people.
In my home town Fuzhou, fish ball is use eel, sharks or freshwater fish, add chopped sweet potato powder, then mix them together as cover, also, put pig lean meat or shrimp inside as stuffing. Then put into cold water pot, boiling them. All those working process are all by hand without any machine. Cook only use their high manual dexterity and one spoon.
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There is a story says that in ancient time, there is a fishman fishing in Min River. One day, a businessman take his boat cross the river, but there is a typhoon attacks. When the ship into the harbor, unfortunately, typhoon struck damage. Repairing drag cause a lot of time, and not food anymore, everyday they eat fish for survive. Businessman sigh a way: "everyday fish. Can we change other objectionable taste?" Ship woman said: "the boat already broken grain, only a pack of potato starch." Ship woman gave just caught a big eel, except the thorn, peel, wipe on fish and chop fine made meatball, potato powder, cooked a taste of a trip. Afterwards, the businessman back in the town of fuzhou, then open a "seven," featuring the ship used to cook, women run exclusively "fishball soup". Beginning, business does not prosper. One day, an scholar the attend this store repast. The shopkeeper hospitality, hold out fish balls. Heave the son after a sleep, eat, and feel great. Then leave a poem. The shopkeeper hangs in the shop, the guests to enjoy together. Since then the business is thriving, shop spring day. "Fish" also from seven its name.
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