I have been staying in Haining, a Chaozhou town, for four years, and I have gradually become familiar with the mountains and rivers here.

Especially the food here is very memorable.

When talking about delicious food, we have to mention Haining Yanqiu, because this dish has a story.

It is said that the origin of this dish is related to Qianlong's private visit in private.

Anyone who has watched early movies or TV series about Qianlong knows that Qianlong went to the south of the Yangtze River many times to patrol the seawalls. In the past, seawalls often burst their banks, endangering the production and life of the people.

In order to understand the people's sentiments and protect people's safety, the Qing government allocated funds and materials to control floods many times.

When Qianlong arrived at Yanguan, in order to avoid ostentation, he ordered not to eat large fish or meat during the meal. This made the local officials and chefs anxious. They wanted to not treat the emperor badly, but also not let the emperor know whether it was fish or meat. This was terrible.

What to do?

Finally, after some thinking by the chefs, the white and round balls came out of the pot one by one, named "Feast Balls". The raw material is minced fish meat, then the watery flesh skin is kneaded into balls, and they float after being cooked in water.

Each round ball was delicious and elastic. Emperor Qianlong greatly appreciated it after tasting it. When he visited Yanguan several times in the south of the Yangtze River, he ordered this dish - Banquet Ball.

Since then, this dish has been passed down and has become one of the top ten famous dishes in Chaoxiang.