Shandong, the land of Qilu, started from Qi and Lu countries in the pre-Qin period, and is the collective name of Qi and Lu countries.

Up to today, Qilu has evolved into an important area of politics, economy, culture and food in the north.

Shandong cuisine is the first of the eight major cuisines, with the longest history, the richest techniques, the highest difficulty and the most skillful skills, and its essential dish is Four Joy Meetballs.

Four Joy Meetballs is one of the classic traditional dishes, belonging to Shandong cuisine. It consists of four meatballs with good color, fragrance and taste. In appearance, Four Joy Meetballs is composed of four large meatballs. Four Joy Meetballs's practice is basically the same as that of lion's head, except that Four Joy Meetballs is limited to four meatballs.

It consists of four meatballs with good color, fragrance and taste. In appearance, Four Joy Meetballs is composed of four large meatballs. Four Joy Meetballs's practice is basically the same as that of lion's head, except that Four Joy Meetballs is limited to four meatballs.

People usually think that Four Joy Meetballs is a stewed lion's head, but this is actually a wrong idea.

Four Joy Meetballs is characterized by golden color, fresh, salty, crisp and tender, clear sauce and palatable taste.

It is said that Zhang Jiuling (673 ~ 74, a famous figure, politician, writer and poet in the Tang Dynasty) referred to the imperial examination, and was appreciated by the emperor and recruited as Xu Ma. At this time, it happened that Zhang Jiuling's hometown was flooded, and his parents didn't hear from him. Until the wedding day, Zhang Jiuling just got the whereabouts of his parents, and immediately sent someone to take his parents to live in Beijing. He was overjoyed, and Zhang Jiuling asked the chef to make an auspicious and festive dish, so the chef made this Four Joy Meetballs, which was the four circles at that time.

Zhang Jiuling was puzzled when he saw this dish, so he asked the chef what it meant. The clever chef replied, "This dish is called' Siyuan'. A happy, master head list title; Erxi, married and married; Sanxi, a son-in-law; Sixi, family reunion. "

Zhang Jiuling laughed and praised again and again, saying, "Siyuan is not as loud as Sixi. Let's just call it Sixi Pill." Since then, this dish has been a must at banquets whenever there are major festive events such as marriage.