Liu Family Rice Dumplings Introduction
Liu's Meat Rice Dumplings, which has been selling meat dumplings in Shimen District for nearly thirty years, is regarded as the ancestor of meat rice dumplings in the area. Back in the day, the owner, Liu Guosheng, set up a stall in front of the "Shijia Wang Gong Temple," primarily selling meat dumplings and establishing the reputation of "Liu's Meat Rice Dumplings." More than a decade ago, the owner opened a store on Central Road in Shimen City and officially put up the "Liu's Meat Rice Dumplings" sign. Due to high daily sales, the shop employs over ten staff members to take turns tying and wrapping the dumplings, with expertise ranging from grandmothers to brides from other regions. About Liu's Meat Rice Dumplings: In the early years of the Republic of China (around 1971), the "Shijia Wang Gong Temple" became increasingly popular, attracting many people to worship the deceased from maritime disasters. It was passed among devotees that offering hot food as sacrifices would be more effective, so Liu Guosheng, who was selling meat dumplings in the Shimen Cave area, began to occasionally push his stall to the Shijia Wang Gong Temple to sell, resulting in booming business for meat dumplings, which became a popular offering. Thus, to focus on producing meat dumplings, Liu's Meat Rice Dumplings relocated from a small space of only three to four ping in an alley to Central Road in Shimen City, officially establishing the "Liu's Meat Rice Dumplings" brand.
