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A pork ball is a Chinese meatball made from finely minced pork , starch , and sometimes cuttlefish to impart a `` chewy '' texture and added flavour .. Chinese. Chinese cuisine. meatball. meatball. pork. pork. cuttlefish. cuttlefish. Pork balls are a common part of the cuisines of Taiwan , China , Hong Kong and other parts of Asia , including Malaysia , Singapore and Thailand .. Taiwan. Taiwan. China. China. Hong Kong. Hong Kong. Malaysia. Malaysia. Singapore. Singapore. Thailand. Thailand. They are particularly popular in the Taiwanese city of Hsinchu , where an annual festival is dedicated to them .. Hsinchu. Hsinchu. Taiwanese. Taiwanese Minnan. The name originally derives from Taiwanese  : 摃 -LRB- to pound with a mallet -RRB- + 丸 -LRB- ball -RRB- .. Taiwanese. Taiwanese Minnan. However , the first character is usually rendered as 貢 -LRB- tribute , gifts -RRB- because its Mandarin pronunciation more closely matches the Taiwanese pronunciation of 摃 .. Taiwanese. Taiwanese Minnan. In Taiwan , pork balls are most commonly served in a soup called gongwan tang -LRB- 貢丸湯 ; pinyin  : gongwan tang ; POJ  : kong-oan-thng -RRB- , which is essentially a clear broth topped with chopped coriander leaf and green onions .. pork. pork. Taiwan. Taiwan. soup. soup. coriander. coriander. green onions. Scallion. They are also served in various kinds of noodle soup , such as cart noodles and soup in Hong Kong .. Hong Kong. Hong Kong. soup. soup. noodle soup. noodle soup. In Vietnam , pork ball -LRB- thit heo vien -RRB- may be roasted or eaten with tomato sauce .. pork. pork. Vietnam. Vietnam