Huaiyang Lion’s Head Meatballs

Huaiyang Lion’s Head Meatballs

　　A famous dish in Huaiyang cuisine, these meatballs are made by braising ingredients such as pork ribs, tender bamboo shoots, Chinese cabbage leaves, Shaoxing wine, shrimp roe, wet starch, and egg whites. Rich in protein and fat, as well as various minerals and vitamins, the Lion’s Head Meatballs are tender, flavorful, and appetizing. Deeply loved by the people of Chuzhou, they are an essential dish at traditional banquets. In 1949, during the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China, it was included in the state banquet menu, which greatly enhanced its fame. The late Premier Zhou Enlai had a special fondness for this dish, as it often stirred feelings of homesickness—thus, it is also known as "Premier Zhou’s Homesick Dish."