People living on the Fujian coast have always relied on the sea for their livelihoods. Perhaps they began eating the dolphin because in their local area meat was scarce, and the dolphin was rich in fat and oil. Eventually eating dolphin became customary.
福建沿海人世代以討海為生，可能因地方畜產不豐、海豚肉又肥富油脂，於是逐漸食用而因襲成俗。