"Sixi balls" and "lion's head", they are both meatballs, and they are also very famous dishes. Moreover, they are all relatively large in appearance, and there is no difference in sight.
So many people confuse them, thinking that they are the same dish, but the name is different. But is that really the case?
The truth is: "Shiki Maruko" and "Lion's Head", they are two completely different dishes! It's the same meatballs, the same expensive dish, but it's something very different.
So, we must figure it out, in case we make jokes at the dinner table or in life.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="7" >, which represent different factions of cuisine from the north and south. </h1>
1, Four Hi Maruzi:
"Sixi Maruko" is a representative dish in the Lu cuisine and is very popular in the northern region. When it is presented on the table, it is four balls. During the Tang Dynasty, there was a name for "four circles", which was later changed to "four xi pills".
These four pills are given a very beautiful meaning, symbolizing "Fu", "Lu", "Shou", "Xi", representing our sustenance for a better life, with auspicious and auspicious meanings. It is an indispensable signature dish in major banquets such as wedding banquets and birthday banquets.
2, Lion's Head:
"Lion's Head" is a representative dish in Huaiyang cuisine, which began in Yangzhou and is a dish loved by southerners. As early as the founding ceremony, it was listed as a state banquet, and it was also a major dish in the state banquet. And has always had "the best taste in the southeast, the most beautiful in the world." " reputation.
Unlike the "Sixi Balls", the "Lion's Head" in our daily life diet mostly appears as a meatball. Southerners like to use it as a Chinese New Year's Eve dish, which means "auspicious luck and reunion".
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="62" > two, the appearance is different. </h1>
1, the size looks different.
The "Lion's Head" looks bigger than the "Sixi Maruko". Because in many cases, the "lion's head" appears as a single one. And a single dish is a dish, which is definitely bigger.
2, the roughness of the appearance is different.
The "Sixi Maruko" looks more delicate than the "Lion's Head", and the "Lion's Head" is slightly rougher. In this regard, this may be a different way of cooking than them.
"Sixi balls" are fried first, and the surface meat is fried before cooking, which will appear more delicate.
"Lion's Head" doesn't need to be fried, it needs to be steamed before it continues to cook. Therefore, the meat on the surface of the meatballs will be greatly preserved as it is, which will appear slightly rougher.
3, the color is different.
"Sixi Balls" are seasoned with thick soy sauce and fried, so their color is slightly darker and golden.
The soy sauce of "Lion's Head" is not as thick as the "Sixi Balls", and some southern specialties such as water chestnuts and bamboo shoots are added to the meatballs, so the color itself is not deep.
The "lion's head" that has just been steamed is snow-white in color. Even with the "braised lion's head", its color is lighter than that of "Sixi Balls".
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="63" > three, the taste is different. </h1>
Shiki Maruko:
1, the taste of "Sixi Balls" is more delicate, because in the process of making, the meat is chopped more delicately, and there is a feeling of melting in the mouth.
2, because the "Sixi Balls" are fried, the surface meat is fried more brittle and firmer. Therefore, it will feel more chewy when eaten.
3, The main raw materials for making Sixi balls are pork, green onions, and eggs. Therefore, the main thing that stands out about the six joy balls is the taste of meat.
Lion's Head:
1, the taste of "lion's head" is rougher than that of "Sixi Balls", because the meat filling that makes "Lion's Head" is not as delicate as "Sixi Balls".
If the "Sixi Balls" use minced meat, then the meat filling used for the "Lion's Head" is the granular shape of the meat. The state in which the meat is chopped is different, so the taste of eating is also different.
2, "lion's head" is to be steamed over a long fire for a long time, and then processed and cooked again. Therefore, its taste is softer and sticky. And the result of this cooking is to highlight the taste of the ingredients themselves.
3, "lion's head" has a richer taste, because its main material is not only pork, but also added some southern special foods.
Generally, there will be lotus root, water chestnut and winter shoots or spring shoots and other southern special vegetables, so it will have the taste of these ingredients and be more chewy.
At the same time, the "lion's head" will also add such ingredients as crab meat from the south, or crab yellow. Therefore, the taste will be more delicious, mellow, and more abundant.
Regarding which of the "lion's head" and "sixi pills" is more delicious, Liang Shiqiu once said in "Yashe Talks About Eating": "The northern practice is far less than the Yangzhou lion's head. ”
In fact, this is just Mr. Liang Shiqiu's personal taste and hobby, and it does not represent everyone's point of view. As for which of the "Lion's Head" or "Sixi Balls" is more delicious, this is really a matter of benevolence and wisdom. Individuals have different living environments, different habits, and different tastes, and the reviews of these two dishes are certainly not the same.
So, do you like to eat "Four Joy Balls"? Or is it a "lion's head"?