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	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==
	In clear soup as a snack or light meal; plain (unstuffed) balls exist beside 包心 versions. Some shops add wonton or noodles in the same bowl ([[Wonton]] is a separate dumpling page). See [[Fujian Food]] for regional context.		In clear soup as a snack or light meal; plain (unstuffed) balls exist beside 包心 versions. Some shops add wonton or noodles in the same bowl ([[Wonton]] is a separate dumpling page). See [[Fujian Food]] for regional context.


			Specialty shops may sell takeaway bags of uncooked or cooked balls for home soup pots. Texture quality is a frequent local talking point: bounce and clean fish taste matter more than heavy seasoning.

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	== Characteristics ==		== Characteristics ==
			Proper balls bounce when dropped lightly—a common street-vendor demo of paste quality. The exterior tastes mild and cleanly of white fish; the interior, when stuffed, is savory minced pork. Broth is usually light, sometimes with seaweed, cabbage, or scallion. The bite is bouncier and often more carefully hand-pounded than many mass-produced fish balls used in Hong Kong [[Curry Fish Balls]] skewers, though both belong to the wider Chinese fish-paste family.
	Proper balls bounce when dropped ~~lightly; the~~ exterior is mild fish ~~flavor,~~ the interior savory ~~meat~~. Broth is usually light, sometimes with seaweed or scallion.

	== Ingredients (overview) ==		== Ingredients (overview) ==
			White fish paste (pounded fish), starch, salt, and—for stuffed versions—minced pork filling. Exact fish species vary by shop and season; eel or other local fish may appear in traditional formulas. Balls are poached and held in hot broth for service.
	White fish paste (pounded fish), starch, ~~minced~~ pork filling~~, salt, and broth~~. Exact fish species vary by shop and season.

	== History and culture ==		== History and culture ==
			Fish balls are a core street-food item on [[Fujian Food]] lists and a marker of Fuzhou snack culture within Min cuisine's seafood and soup traditions. Morning stalls and specialty shops sell bowls as light meals. Emigrant Fujian communities also carry fish-ball soup habits abroad. Compare Hong Kong street [[Curry Fish Balls]] for a different sauce-and-skewer presentation of fish paste.
	Fish balls are a core street-food item on [[Fujian Food]] lists and a marker of Fuzhou snack culture~~. They sit among~~ Min cuisine's ~~broader~~ seafood and soup traditions.

	== Serving and variations ==		== Serving and variations ==
			In clear soup as a snack or light meal; plain (unstuffed) balls exist beside 包心 versions. Some shops add wonton or noodles in the same bowl ([[Wonton]] is a separate dumpling page). See [[Fujian Food]] for regional context.
	In soup as a snack or light meal. See [[Fujian Food]].

	== See also ==		== See also ==

	* [[Fujian Food]]		* [[Fujian Food]]
			* [[Curry Fish Balls]]
	* [[Wonton]]		* [[Wonton]]
			* [[Chinese Snack]]
	* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]		* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]

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| pinyin = Fúzhōu yúwán
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| region = Fujian (Fuzhou)
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'''Fuzhou Fish Balls''' (Simplified Chinese: 福州鱼丸; Traditional Chinese: 福州魚丸; Pinyin: ''Fúzhōu yúwán'') are springy fish-paste balls from Fuzhou, Fujian, frequently made as stuffed balls (包心鱼丸) with a minced-pork center and served in clear broth as a street snack or breakfast item.

== Characteristics ==

Proper balls bounce when dropped lightly; the exterior is mild fish flavor, the interior savory meat. Broth is usually light, sometimes with seaweed or scallion.

== Ingredients (overview) ==

White fish paste (pounded fish), starch, minced pork filling, salt, and broth. Exact fish species vary by shop and season.

== History and culture ==

Fish balls are a core street-food item on [[Fujian Food]] lists and a marker of Fuzhou snack culture. They sit among Min cuisine's broader seafood and soup traditions.

== Serving and variations ==

In soup as a snack or light meal. See [[Fujian Food]].

== See also ==

* [[Fujian Food]]
* [[Wonton]]
* [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]