Shantou beef balls, as the most famous and popular traditional snack of Han nationality in Shantou and even the whole Chaoshan area of Guangdong, can be used as both a snack and a feast soup. However, tracing back to the source, it originated in Hakka areas-Hakka people living in mountainous areas generally raise cattle. When the commodity economy was not very developed, the remaining raw beef could not be preserved for a long time, so they chopped the beef, squeezed it into balls with salt and cooked it, and gradually became a local snack. However, beef balls became a well-known Chaoshan snack until they were rated as "Chinese famous snacks" and enjoyed a good reputation at home and abroad, really thanks to Chaoshan people. As early as the 1920s, in the most prosperous small park area of Shantou Port, there were often Hakka hawkers selling beef balls. They either carry the burden from street to street, or drive cargo ships along the Han River at night, and their business is booming. Smart Chaoshan people saw that Hakka beef balls were very popular and distinctive, so they introduced them and transplanted them. And from the selection of materials, ingredients to production methods have been innovated and transformed, so as to create a unique Chaoshan beef ball.