Ingenuity drives a family's fishball factory

Fishballs, a dish commonly seen on the dining tables of families from Fujian and Taiwan, have become a career for Wu Yun-chen.

"Two generations of my family have worked with fishballs, from Taiwan to Quanzhou, Fujian province — from a small family workshop to digitalized factory production," Wu said. "The force that drives us is ingenuity."

Though fishball is always special for diners, Wu wants to make the dish with connotations. In the 1980s, Wu's parents started a fishball business in Taiwan. Later, they transferred to Quanzhou, founding the Fu Bang Foodstuff Co. in 1998.