Meatball

:This article is about the foodstuff. See MeatballWiki for the article about the wiki about communities; see Meatballs (film) for the movie with a similar name.

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MeatballWiki - Meatballs (film)

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A meatball is a ball of minced meat and other ingredients, such as bread, breadcrumbs, minced onion, various spices or eggs, usually fried in a pan, or baked in an oven.

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Ball - Mince - Meat - Bread - Breadcrumb - Onion - Spice - Egg - Fried - Pan - Oven

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Except for size and shape, meatballs are very similar to meatloaf.

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Meatballs are distinguished from fishballs (which are usually cooked under boiling water) as well as matzah balls (which are usually cooked in boiling broth).

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Fishball - Matzah balls

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There are many kinds of meatball recipes using different kinds of meats and spices. While some meatballs are mostly made of meat and ingredients to cement the ball, other may include other ingredients.

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How one makes one's meatballs and which fat one fries them in depend as much on one's cultural background as on one's individual taste.

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