Sixi meatballs are a Shandong dish and belong to Shandong cuisine. Sixi meatballs are composed of four meatballs with good color, aroma and taste. They embody the four major events of life: happiness, wealth, longevity and joy. They are often used as the finale dish in wedding banquets, birthday banquets and other banquets to take their auspicious meaning. . The recipe of Sixi's meatballs is basically the same as that of Lion's Head, but Sixi's meatballs are limited to four meatballs. The main ingredients are pork filling, eggs, chopped green onion, etc.

Sixi meatballs are golden in color, fresh, salty and tender, with clear gravy and delicious taste. Generally, Sixi meatballs are often used at festive banquets, symbolizing people's happiness, wealth, longevity and happiness.

The origin of Sixi Meatballs

It is said that Sixi Meatballs were created in the Tang Dynasty. One year, the imperial court held examinations, and students from all over the country flocked to the capital, including Zhang Jiuling. As a result, Zhang Jiuling, who was dressed in shabby clothes, won the first place. The emperor appreciated Zhang Jiuling's intelligence and recruited him as his consort. At that time, Zhang Jiuling's hometown was suffering from floods, and his parents had left their hometown and had no news of them. On the day of the wedding, Zhang Jiuling happened to learn of the whereabouts of his parents, so he sent someone to take them to the capital. Adding to the joy, Zhang Jiuling asked the chef to cook an auspicious dish to celebrate. When the dish arrived, it was four large meatballs that were deep-fried, steamed and topped with soup.

Zhang Jiuling asked about the meaning of the dish, and the clever chef replied: "This dish is called 'Four Circles'." The first happiness is that the master will be named the first in the list; the second happiness is that he gets married; the third happiness is that he becomes a son-in-law who can ride a dragon; "Sixi, family reunion." Zhang Jiuling laughed loudly and praised it repeatedly, saying: "'Siyuan' is not as loud and nice as 'Sixi', let's just call it 'Sixiwan'." From then on, Fengyou got married. This dish is a must-have at banquets for major celebrations.