Snakehead eggs, which are not eggs laid by snakehead, refer to dried ovarian products of squid. They have been a specialty of Shandong since ancient times, and are mostly produced in Qingdao and Rizhao. They are precious ingredients of state banquet soup. They are milky white in color and egg-shaped, and can be processed into high-grade food with petals and soft texture by the hands of chefs.

According to the Records of Rizhao County during the reign of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty, "mullet egg" is one of the "eight treasures of the sea". To the end of the Qing Dynasty, mullet eggs were always listed as tributes. Snakehead eggs are nutritious and delicious, and have the effects of dispelling cold in winter and relieving fever in summer. And is rich in various trace elements necessary for human body. It is a rare first-class dietary raw material.

Among the dishes made from mullet eggs, the stewed mullet egg soup in Shandong cuisine is the most famous.

Its characteristics are: the egg is milky white, as thin as paper, delicious, smooth and refreshing, sour and salty, and good in appearance.