Liu Jia Meat Zongzi Introduction
Liu Family Rice Dumplings has been selling meat dumplings in Shimen District for nearly thirty years and is known as the ancestor of meat dumplings in the area. Years ago, the owner, Liu Guosheng, set up a stall in front of the "Shibawangong Temple" primarily selling meat dumplings, which helped establish the reputation of "Liu Family Rice Dumplings." Over a decade ago, the owner opened a shop on Central Road in Shimen City, officially putting up the sign "Liu Family Rice Dumplings." Due to high daily sales, the shop employs over ten people to take turns wrapping and packing dumplings, with skilled hands ranging from grandmothers to brides from other places. About Liu Family Rice Dumplings: In the early 1970s, the "Shibawangong Temple" gained increasing popularity, attracting many visitors who came to pay respects to victims of maritime disasters. Devotees shared that offering hot food as sacrifices would be more effective, leading Liu Guosheng, who initially sold meat dumplings around Shimen Cave, to occasionally move his stall to the temple for sales. As a result, the meat dumpling business flourished, and the practice of offering meat dumplings as sacrifices emerged. To focus fully on producing dumplings, Liu Family Rice Dumplings relocated from a small alley with only three to four ping of space to Central Road in Shimen City and officially established the "Liu Family Rice Dumplings" sign.
