Fuzhou's famous dish, a kind of stuffed fish balls, originated in the early years of the Qing Dynasty. Fish meat from eel, shark or grass carp, chub, the traditional production method is to skin the fish, pick the bones, chopped into mushy and then add potato starch and mix well to make fish ball pulp, the left hand to put the fish ball pulp, will be placed in the middle of the fish ball pulp of pork, from the forefinger and the thumb between the extrusion of the spherical balls. Cooked in the soup, floating and swaying, like the stars in the sky, so it is also known as "seven stars fishballs". Simply put white rice vinegar and green onion in the soup.

Fuzhou fishballs are characterized by their filling, and the solid and unfilled Minnan fishballs have their own flavors. Similar fishballs can be found in Taiwan, Southeast Asian countries, Fujian, etc. There are also snack stores in the Tsuen Wan area of Hong Kong that sell Fuzhou fishballs.

The custom in Fuzhou is to hold a banquet where the guests have to "clip the wine bag". Fishballs are included in the "wine bag", and now there are also small fishballs without filling.