Fish balls, also known as "fish wrapped meat", are meatballs made of eel, shark or freshwater fish, mixed with sweet potato powder (starch), and then wrapped with lean pork or shrimp. They are one of the snacks with coastal characteristics. Moreover, fish balls are traditional dishes often cooked in Fuzhou, Minnan, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Jiangxi and other places in Taiwan Province Province, belonging to Cantonese cuisine or Fujian cuisine. Also known as "water pill", it was called "fish pill" in ancient times. Because it tastes delicious, it can be used as snack ingredients and soup, and it is an indispensable seafood for coastal people.

Hubei Jiayu traditional fish balls. Due to the good quality of grass carp, Jiayu Yuyuan Garden is deeply loved by people for its white color, delicate taste, fresh fragrance and smoothness.

In 20 14, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine issued an announcement to approve the list of products protected by national geographical indications, and Jiayu City "Jiayu Fish Circle" was among them.

Fish balls are famous for paying attention to material selection and production technology. Most of them are fresh yellow croaker, mackerel, eel and small shark. Chop the fish, add proper amount of ginger juice, salt and monosodium glutamate, mash it into fish paste, add potato powder, stir well, squeeze it into balls, and cook it in boiling soup. Its color is like porcelain, elastic, crisp but not greasy, and it is a common dish for banquets.