Prawn ball

Processed seafood, including (from left) fish balls, squid balls, prawn balls and crab (surimi) sticks

Prawn balls (Chinese: 蝦球; pinyin: xiā qiú) are a common cooked food in southern China and overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia, with its origin from the cuisine of the Chaoshan region in eastern Guangdong. As the name suggests, the food is balls made with prawn meat that has been finely pulverized. Gourmet prawn balls are pulverized by hand.

Cantonese cuisine

Main dishes	Bao yu Bird's nest soup Buddha's delight Cantonese seafood soup Chinese steamed eggs Congee Crispy fried chicken Dragon tiger phoenix Hot pot Seafood birdsnest Shark fin soup Snake bite chicken Soy sauce chicken Subgum Sweet and sour pork White boiled shrimp White cut chicken Wonton noodles Yangzhou fried rice

Dim sum and yum cha	Almond jelly Beef tripe Cha siu baau Chicken feet Coconut bar Har gow Jau gok Jiaozi Jin deui Lo mai gai Nian gao Nuomici Ox-tongue pastry Rice noodle roll Shaomai Spring roll Steamed meatball Swiss Wing Taro cake Taro dumpling Tendon (meal) Tofu skin roll Turnip cake Water chestnut cake You tiao Zhaliang

Siu laap	Char siu Chinese sausage Lou mei Orange cuttlefish Roast goose Siu mei Siu yuk White cut chicken

Desserts and pastry	Almond biscuit Biscuit roll Deuk Deuk Tong Douhua Ginger milk curd Mooncake Red bean soup Sausage bun Tong sui White sugar sponge cake

Condiments and spices	Fermented bean curd Five-spice powder XO sauce

Ingredients	Beef ball Black bean paste Chenpi Fermented black beans Fish ball Fish slice Frog legs Garland chrysanthemum Kai-lan Mantis shrimp Pig's ear (food) Prawn ball Rapeseed Saang mein Sea cucumber (food) Shahe fen Shrimp roe noodles Spare ribs Suan cai Tofu skin Wonton Yi mein Yin Yang Fried Rice Zha cai

Others	Chinese herb tea Dried shredded squid

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Seafood

Fish	Anchovy Billfish Carp Catfish Cod Eel Flatfish Flounder Herring Mackerel Salmon Sardine Shark Sturgeon Swordfish Tilapia Trout Tuna Whitebait

Shellfish	Abalone Cockles Crab meat Crayfish Geoduck Krill Lobster Mussels Oysters Scallops Shrimp Sea urchins Crustaceans Molluscs

Other seafood	Edible seaweed Jellyfish Marine mammals Octopus Sea cucumber Squid Whale meat Sea vegetables Algae List of seafoods more...

Processed seafood	Caviar Dried fish Canned fish Cod liver oil Cured fish Fermented fish Fish fillet Fish head Fish oil Fish sauce Fish paste Fish steak Fish stock Lutefisk Salted fish Shark liver oil Shrimp paste Smoked fish Stockfish Surimi Roe more...

Seafood dishes	List of seafood dishes List of crab dishes List of fish dishes Bisque Chowder Fish and chips Fish pie Fish soup Fried fish Raw fish Seafood boil Shark fin soup Sushi more...

Health hazards	Ciguatera Fish diseases and parasites Mercury in fish Metagonimiasis Scombroid food poisoning Shellfish poisoning

Advisory services	Seafood mislabelling Sustainable seafood Sustainable seafood advisory lists and certification

Animal welfare	Declawing of crabs Eyestalk ablation Eating live seafood Live fish trade Pain in fish Pain in crustaceans Shark finning

Related topics	Fish preservation Fish processing Gathering seafood by hand History of seafood History of sushi List of seafood companies Raw bar Salmon cannery Seafood restaurant Umami

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Prawn ball

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