Yunxiao Shuiyuanzi

Yunxiao Shuiyuanzi

　　Yunxiao’s shuiyuanzi, also known as big meatballs, are made from fresh pork leg meat, seasoned with spices and braised flavors. They are snow-white in color, crisp, tender, and delicious. It is said that Yunxiao shuiyuanzi were originally introduced from Chaoshan, Guangdong. Later, the preparation method was modified by the people of Yunxiao, giving rise to a unique flavor. The selection of pork meat is particularly meticulous: it must be meat butchered no more than half an hour prior, when the nerve tissue has not yet died, and the pig must not have been allowed to run before slaughter—otherwise, the meat will lose its stickiness, resulting in meatballs that are neither crisp nor tender, and the taste will be greatly diminished.