In Hsinchu itself, many people object to frozen pork balls, which are machine made and mass-produced. Instead, they prefer freshly-cooked pork balls that have been made on-site by hand, and this is what can be found on numerous stalls in the city's main traditional markets, like Tungmen Market, Nanmen Market, Chulien Market and Kuantung Bridge Market, as well as in the surrounding lanes and alleys.
然而，許多新竹在地人卻不喜歡吃經由機器大量製作、經過冷凍的貢丸，而傾向選擇現場手工製作、烹煮出來的新鮮貢丸。新竹較大型的傳統市場如東門市場、南門市場、竹蓮市場、關東橋市場裡或附近巷弄，都找得到這種攤子。