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fish ball

fishball

English:

fish

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ball

General chinese:

鱼圆

pinyin:

yú yuán

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noun

  1. a food item made from a paste of pulverized fish mixed with a binder, such as starch, and seasoning (resulting in a form of surimi), which is then squeezed into round ball-shaped pieces around 3 - 4 cm in diameter. By beating the fish meat to uncoil the protein strands, and setting the formed balls in iced, salted water, a desirably firm yet bouncy (QQ) texture is produced, similar to other Chinese meatball products like beef and pork balls. The paste produced is essentially the same as that used for fishcake.
    Fishballs are a popular ingredient in many dishes, such as fishball soup, bak chor mee, and fishball noodles, and are also enjoyed on their own as a snack. They likely originated in Fujianese and Teochew cuisine.
  2. This was in the 1980s, and Tan’s stall was one of several selling fishball noodles at Kovan 209 Market & Food Centre. Competition was stiff, and they often had the fewest customers.

    — 2024 February 26, DBS. "Hawker Stories: How fishball noodle hawkers saved their struggling business with seasoning success". https://www.dbs.com/livemore/food/hawker-stories-how-fishball-noodle-hawkers-saved-their-struggling-business-with-seasoning-success.html


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