Pingtan fish balls are a specialty of Pingtan County, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province. Pingtan fish balls retain the simple texture of fish, which is solid without stuffing and smooth and tender in taste. Fish balls are a convenient dish on the dining table of modern people. Pingtan fish balls are famous for paying attention to material selection and production technology. Pingtan fish balls are mainly made of fresh yellow croaker, mackerel, eel and small shark. Chop the fish. Add proper amount of ginger juice, salt and monosodium glutamate, pound into fish slurry, add potato powder, stir well, squeeze into balls, and cook in boiling soup.
Pingtan BayuWan is porcelain-colored, crisp but not greasy, and delicious. When you smell them, you will be full. With a little chewing, the delicious soup will overflow your mouth and touch every nerve, just to eat it in one breath.
Fish noodles are the specialty of Pingtan Island. Mainly using yellow croaker or mackerel. Mash the fish into a thin paste, add a little salt and seasoning, stick a proper amount of potato powder, grind it into thin skin, cut it into filaments, cook it, take it out and let it cool. When cooking, add diced meat, shrimp, onion, pepper and other condiments, and boil the broth to serve. Color, fragrance and taste are good, tender and crisp, and the taste is fleshy and clear. Suitable for frying and boiling. If you cut a thin slice into pieces, it is called "fish fillet".
Luck, commonly known as "salty food", is one of the special snacks in Pingtan County, Fujian Province. Shaped like a steamed stuffed bun, it is hemispherical. The skin is cooked sweet potato mixed with lotus root starch and sweet potato powder, mashed into dough and kneaded into dough. The stuffing generally contains laver, radish, cabbage, pork, shrimp, oysters and other materials. This kind of food is made locally on holidays.