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Fish ball soup noodle
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ProjectManhattan
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CC BY-SA 3.0
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Fishball beefball
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avlxyz
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CC BY-SA 2.0
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Wikimedia Commons
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Tai O fish ball 05-06-2022
By
LN9267
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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Wikimedia Commons
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鱼丸

魚丸
yúwán
noun Not spicy

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 fish ball

About the dish

闽菜 Fujian · 小吃 Snack

Bouncy balls of fish paste, served in a clear soup or as an item for hot pot and malatang. Fuzhou fish balls hide a minced pork filling.

Usually contains fish

Examples

HSK 5
Tāng lǐ yǒu jǐ kē shǒugōng yúwán.
There are a few handmade fish balls in the soup.
HSK 7-9
Fúzhōu yúwán lǐmiàn yǒu ròuxiàn.
Fuzhou fish balls have a meat filling inside.

Tips

culture
Fujian and Chaoshan are famous for fish balls. Fuzhou-style (福州鱼丸) hides a pork filling inside; Chaozhou-style (潮州鱼丸) is bouncy and unfilled. Both rely on hand-paddling fish paste until it springs back.

Stroke Order

鱼 yú
丸 wán