Fish balls are a common food in southern China and overseas Chinese communities made from surimi (魚漿, yújiāng). They are also common in Scandinavia, where they are usually made from cod or haddock.
魚蛋 (literally "fish eggs") are used at street hawker stalls and dai pai dong in Hong Kong. 魚丸 (yú wán) and 鱼圆 (yú yuán) are more commonly used in Singapore and Malaysia.
Fish balls made in Scandinavia are similar to meatballs, only with fish meat inste...
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Fish balls are a common food in southern China and overseas Chinese communities made from surimi (魚漿, yújiāng). They are also common in Scandinavia, where they are usually made from cod or haddock.
魚蛋 (literally "fish eggs") are used at street hawker stalls and dai pai dong in Hong Kong. 魚丸 (yú wán) and 鱼圆 (yú yuán) are more commonly used in Singapore and Malaysia.
Fish balls made in Scandinavia are similar to meatballs, only with fish meat instead of pork or beef.
Meatballs made in Asia differ significantly in texture to their European counterparts. Instead of grinding and forming meats, meat used for making meatballs is pounded, which lends a smooth texture to the meatballs. This is also often the case for fillings in steamed dishes. Pounding, unlike grinding, uncoils and stretches previously wound and tangled protein strands in meat.
In Faroe Islands, fish balls are called "knettir" and made with ground fish and fat.
In the Fuzhou area, "Fuzhou fish ball" (福州鱼丸) is made from fish...
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