LONG TOU YU WAN

There are many food stalls around Longtou Road Square. It is like the city center of Gulangyu Island. This store has the longest queue. It is said that the food used to be delicious, but now it is just so-so.

Longtou Fish Ball Shop is a local fish ball shop that the locals of Gulangyu love to eat. It is located at No. 183 Longtou Road and is a famous local snack in Xiamen. There are three types of fish balls: large fish balls with cabbage, small fish balls with fillings, and small fish balls without fillings. Each serving is 15 yuan, and you can mix and match freely. The fish balls in this shop are made with more solid ingredients, the fish balls are chewy, and the fish flavor is strong. It is worth a try. You can also take it out and cook it yourself, 50 yuan per catty, not including shipping.

In Gulangyu, besides taking photos, I also wanted to eat. Various travel guides also wrote about many snack shops. However, after trying them myself, I found that eating is not suitable for Gulangyu. For example, this Longtou Fish Ball Shop ordered a mixed combination of large and small balls. I remember it was 15 yuan per serving, but both were average. The flour texture was heavier and not chewy. It was not as delicious as the fish balls I had in Fuzhou.

Fish balls that Gulangyu Islanders have been eating since childhood As a person who was born and raised in Gulangyu, with the development of tourism in Gulangyu in recent years, my feelings towards this small island have become increasingly complicated. It is rare to go to the island, so I still have to look for those childhood delicacies. Longtou Fish Ball Soup is located on Longtou Road, close to the street garden, and the address has remained unchanged for more than 30 years. Old islanders only recognize their home. You can see freshly wrapped shark balls at the door. They only sell this kind of thing. It is really made with shark meat and can taste a strong fish flavor. There are two types: large and small, both 15 yuan per serving. Although the price has increased a lot compared to when I was a child, fortunately it still tastes the same as when I was a child. I posted it on WeChat Moments and attracted a lot of islanders. Good food does not need to be promoted. Word of mouth from neighbors is the best reputation.

The Longtou Fish Ball Shop sells shark balls with stuffing. This shop is quite popular, and people often line up to eat. It is freshly cooked and hot and spicy. The taste is OK, but it is made of shark meat after all, so it is relatively coarse and the taste is not as delicate as ordinary fish balls. The fish balls are big and small, and the taste is slightly different. The big ones are 15 yuan for 4 pieces, and the small ones are 15 yuan for 10 pieces. You can also buy half of them, that is, 2 large and 5 small, which is also 15 yuan. If you haven't tried it, you might as well give it a try.

Every time I visit Gulangyu, I feel like I'm constantly eating. The fish balls are a specialty, very delicious, and my mom loves them too. I've been here several times and can never get enough. The roads to Gulangyu are quite winding, and people with poor directions often get lost.