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<p>[CFWK] Create dish page (Infobox + Commons)</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{#seo:<br /> |title=Si Xi Wan Zi (四喜丸子) - Chinese Food Wiki<br /> |keywords=Si Xi Wan Zi,四喜丸子,Four Joy Meatballs,Four Happiness Meatballs,Shandong Food<br /> |description=Si Xi Wan Zi (四喜丸子), Four Joy Meatballs, are a northern Chinese banquet set of four large braised pork meatballs, distinct from Lion's Head.<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Infobox chinese food<br /> | image = Si Xi Wan Zi.jpg<br /> | caption = Si Xi Wan Zi<br /> | alternate_name = Four Joy Meatballs; Four Happiness Meatballs; Sixi Wanzi<br /> | pinyin = Sì xǐ wán zi<br /> | type = Braised pork meatballs (banquet set of four)<br /> | course = Main / banquet dish<br /> | country = China<br /> | region = Northern Chinese banquet cooking (often linked to Shandong / Lu cuisine tables); nationwide festive menus<br /> | other = Four large braised banquet meatballs — not Jiangsu Lion's Head<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Si Xi Wan Zi''' (Simplified / Traditional Chinese: 四喜丸子; Pinyin: ''Sì xǐ wán zi''; also Four Joy Meatballs or Four Happiness Meatballs) are a northern Chinese festive dish of four large pork meatballs braised in a savory soy-based sauce, served as a banquet emblem of &quot;four joys&quot; (folk auspicious naming). Soft stories tying the four balls to specific wedding blessings vary by teller—treat detailed blessing lists as folklore. The dish is '''not''' Jiangsu [[Lion's Head Meatballs]] (狮子头): lion's heads are typically even larger Huaiyang-style balls often stewed with greens; si xi wan zi emphasize a four-piece banquet plate and northern red-braise flavors.&lt;ref name=&quot;wp&quot;&gt;[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_joy_meatballs English Wikipedia]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Characteristics ==<br /> <br /> Four glossy brown meatballs in a shallow braising sauce; texture is tender and juicy; presentation is symmetrical for banquet tables.<br /> <br /> == Ingredients (overview) ==<br /> <br /> Minced pork (fat-lean mix), egg, starch, aromatics; soy braising sauce with rock sugar notes in many kitchens. Overview only—not a recipe card.<br /> <br /> == History and culture ==<br /> <br /> Common on northern wedding and New Year banquet menus; often associated with Shandong / Lu cuisine banquet repertoires and copied nationwide. Soft exclusive inventorship by one Qing kitchen is folk. English menus say &quot;four joy meatballs&quot; or &quot;four happiness meatballs.&quot; See [[Shandong Food]].<br /> <br /> == Serving and variations ==<br /> <br /> Banquet main shared plate. See [[Shandong Food]], [[Lion's Head Meatballs]], and [[Hong Shao Rou]].<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> <br /> * [[Shandong Food]]<br /> * [[Lion's Head Meatballs]]<br /> * [[Hong Shao Rou]]<br /> * [[List of dishes (A-Z)]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}</div>

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