Zheng Zhanghua Meatball Introduction
The oral history of Changhua County records that in the year 1940 (during the Shōwa era 15), the current inheritors of Zheng Changhua Meatballs, Yang Yalan and Yang Yazhu, learned culinary skills from a master in Lugang after their father passed away young, leaving many siblings at home. To support the family, their mother discussed with her eldest son to apprentice under the master and learn the traditional snack, meatballs (in Lugang pronunciation). After enduring a challenging apprenticeship, Yang Yongxiang gained the master's approval and, along with his mother, Xu Shuitao, began selling on the streets, leading to the legacy of Changhua Meatballs being passed down through four generations. After 82 years, Zheng Changhua Meatballs is currently managed by the fourth generation composed of the daughters and their mother. The fourth generation has inherited not only the traditional old flavors but also the earnest spirit of their predecessors. Even in the face of changing times and the decline of traditional snacks, they continue to embody the unique spirit of innovation and change of the people of Taiwan. They will maintain the excellent flavors that have been refined over more than eighty years while diligently developing new techniques and providing new taste experiences for meatballs.
