Beef balls are actually just a general term, and chaoshan beef meatball is actually subdivided into beef balls and beef tendon balls. Literally, the difference is easier to understand: beef balls are made from beef, which is more delicate after beating, so it will be smoother and rounder, and the beef flavor will be stronger; Beef tendon pills are mainly based on beef balls and beef tenderloin, so that the meat pulp contains tendons, which will be rough. However, after constant temperature molding, the tendons will form a network structure with the meat pulp, and its own elasticity makes the chewiness of beef tendon pills better than that of beef balls. In addition, in terms of price, because beef tendon is cheaper than beef, the cost of making beef tendon pills is naturally lower than that of beef balls.

The appearance of beef balls and beef tendon balls is smooth and rough.

If we distinguish them from the taste, beef balls have a thick meat feeling, but beef tendon balls are not as good as beef balls, but the taste of beef tendon balls is more suitable for young people, especially the elderly and younger children. It is recommended not to eat beef tendon balls, because beef balls have an extra process of removing beef tendons from beef balls, which makes them taste more mellow. Beef tendon pills retain beef tendon, which is more Q-elastic in taste than beef balls. Of course, beef tendon pills on the market now generally only add beef fascia, which is the fascia and oil from the step of beef tendon removal and oil removal, so they are similar to beef balls, not much different, and they are directly packaged with beef balls.

The meatballs in the above picture are made by myself, and the beef tendon balls inside are made of beef tendon for hot pot and toe tendon. Now it seems that no one dares to really add toe tendon, because the price of toe tendon is very high, and almost no one makes it. At least I haven't seen anyone really put toe tendon.

So, from the production process of meatballs, the method of beef meatballs and beef tendon pills is basically the same, but beef tendon pills need to be made faster and firmer, so they need to be adjusted in some places with the same steps, and the steps and sequence of each pill master will be different, so you still need to debug yourself slowly and choose the most suitable ingredients in this respect.