Steamed meatball () is a common
Cantonese
Cantonese is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic language belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. It originated in the city of Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) and its surrounding Pearl River Delta. While th ...
dim sum
Dim sum () is a large range of small Chinese dishes that are traditionally enjoyed in restaurants for brunch. Most modern dim sum dishes are commonly associated with Cantonese cuisine, although dim sum dishes also exist in other Chinese cu ...
dish.
It is popular in
Hong Kong
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and most overseas
Chinatowns. The meatballs are usually made of
minced beef, with
water chestnut to add texture and with
coriander
Coriander (), whose leaves are known as cilantro () in the U.S. and parts of Canada, and dhania in parts of South Asia and Africa, is an annual plant, annual herb (''Coriandrum sativum'') in the family Apiaceae.
Most people perceive the ...
and a few slivers of
chan pei or dried orange peel used as seasoning. A layer of
tofu skin
Tofu skin, yuba, beancurd skin, beancurd sheet, or beancurd robes is a food item made from soybeans. During the boiling of soy milk, in an open shallow pan, a film or skin composed primarily of a soy protein-lipid complex forms on the liquid surf ...
, or sometimes peas, are used to raise the meatballs from the bottom of the dish and prevent them from sitting in the cooking juices. It is generally served with
Worcestershire sauce
Worcestershire sauce or Worcester sauce (UK: ) is a fermented liquid condiment invented by pharmacists John Wheeley Lea and William Henry Perrins in the city of Worcester in Worcestershire, England, during the first half of the 19th century ...
().
History
The meatball originated from
Muslim
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s during the Tang dynasty and Song dynasty. Many
Hui Muslims, the descendants of
Arab
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Arabs have been in the Fertile Crescent for thousands of years ...
traders, live in Guangzhou.
Gallery
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File:Steamed beef meatballs at Tim Ho Wan, Sham Shui Po (20180908160733).jpg
File:HK SW Sheung Wan North Garden Restaurant breakfast dim sum June 2020 SS2 09.jpg
See also
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Shumai
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Beef ball
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Lion's head (food)
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Pearl meatballs
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Pork ball
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Meatball
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Fish ball
Fish balls are balls made from fish paste which are then boiled or deep-fried. Similar in composition to fishcake, fish balls are often made from fish mince or surimi, salt, and a culinary binder such as tapioca flour, corn, or potato star ...
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List of meatball dishes
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List of pork dishes
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List of steamed foods
This is a list of steamed foods and dishes that are typically or commonly prepared by the cooking method of steaming.
Steamed foods
* Ada – a food item from Kerala, usually made of rice flour with sweet filling inside.
* Bánh – in Hano ...
References
Beef dishes
Dim sum
Cantonese cuisine
Hong Kong cuisine
Meatballs
Meatball
Chinese meat dishes
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