Four Joy Meetballs, one of the traditional classic dishes in China, belongs to Shandong cuisine. It is composed of four balls with good color and fragrance, and is often used as the finale of wedding banquets, birthday banquets and other banquets to get its auspicious meaning.

What is the origin story of the four-happiness ball?

According to legend, the "Four Happiness Club Ball" originated in the Tang Dynasty, when imperial examinations were held in the imperial court, and students from various countries gathered in Kyoto, and Zhang Jiuling was one of them. On the day of opening the list, Zhang Jiuling, who studied hard at a cold window, ranked first and won the first place in high school. Brilliant, he won the appreciation of the emperor, so he betrothed the princess to Zhang Jiuling and became a famous Xu.

At that time, Zhang Jiuling's hometown was flooded, and the family left their hometown, and there was no news. On the wedding day, Zhang Jiuling just learned of his parents' whereabouts and took them to Beijing. It's really exciting. Zhang Jiuling ordered the kitchen to cook an auspicious dish to celebrate. When the food was served, everyone saw that it was four big balls with soup. ?

Zhang Jiuling asked the cook what this meant. The cook thought for a moment: "This dish is' four dollars'. In a circle, the master should be the first; Two circles, big wedding in my hometown; Sanyuan, the master became the son-in-law of the son of heaven; Four yuan, family reunion. "

Zhang Jiuling laughed and clapped his hands and said, "Four yuan is not as good as four happiness. The name sounds better. Let's call this dish' Sixi Pill'. " From then on, whenever you get married or have other festive occasions, this dish must appear at the banquet.