According to the records in the history of barnyard grass, Qin Shi Huang loved fish. When he unified the whole country and became emperor, it was necessary to have fish in every meal, but no thorns were allowed. If there were thorns, the cook was given death, and several cooks died for this. And fish soup, but also afraid of a curse Qin Shi Huang "shattered". One day, a cook who was preparing royal food, saw the fish timid and cruel, so he hit the fish with the back of a kitchen knife to vent. Once or twice, he was surprised to find that the bone and bone of the fish came out automatically, and the flesh of the fish became mince. At this time, the palace food, the chef in a hurry, wisdom, picked out the fish bones, the fish finely kneaded into balls, without thinking into the already boiling soup of the leopard fetus, diving in the balls. After a while, one by one the color of white, soft crystal, taste of the tender fish balls floating in the soup noodles, and presented to the first emperor. The first emperor tasted, highly praised, ordered to give a reward. Later, this practice gradually spread from the court to the people, known as "diving fish balls", that is, fish balls.
