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Meatball
A meatball is ground meat rolled into a ball, sometimes along with other ingredients, such as bread crumbs, minced onion, eggs, butter, and seasoning. Meatballs are cooked by frying, baking, steaming, or braising in sauce. There are many types of meatballs using different types of meats and spices. The term is sometimes extended to meatless versions based on vegetables or fish; the latter are also commonly known as fishballs. History The ancient Roman cookbook ''Apicius'' included many meatball-type recipes. Early recipes included in some of the earliest known Persian cookbooks generally feature seasoned lamb rolled into orange-sized balls and glazed with egg yolk and sometimes saffron. This method was taken to the West and is referred to as gilding. Many regional variations exist, including the unusually large '' kufte Tabrīzī'' from Iran's northwestern region, with an average diameter of . '' Poume d'oranges'' is a gilded meatball dish from the Middle Ages. By reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kofta
Kofta is a family of meatball or meatloaf dishes found in Balkan, Middle Eastern, South Caucasian, South Asian and Central Asian cuisines. In the simplest form, koftas consist of balls of minced meatusually beef, chicken, pork, lamb or mutton, or a mixturemixed with spices and sometimes other ingredients. The earliest known recipes are found in early Arab cookbooks and call for ground lamb. There are many national and regional variations. There are also vegetable and uncooked versions. Shapes vary and include balls, patties, and cylinders. Sizes typically vary from that of a golf ball to that of an orange. Etymology In English, ''kofta'' is a loanword borrowed from which in turn is derived from Classical Persian , contemporarily . The earliest extant use of the word in the Urdu language is attested from the year 1665 in Mulla Nusrati's ''ʿAlī Nāma''. It was first used in English in '' Qanoon-e-Islam'' in 1832, and then by James Wise in 1883. The languages of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kufte Tabrīzī
Tabriz meatballs ( fa, کوفته تبریزی, kufteh Tabrizi), also known as koofteh Tabrizi, are a variety of Iranian meatballs from the city of Tabriz. The dish normally consists of a large meatball including rice, yellow split peas, herbs and other ingredients, and its juice which is served in a separate dish with shredded sangak or lavash bread before the main course. Preparation The ingredients are ground beef, rice, yellow split peas, leeks, mint, parsley, onion and spices, wrapped around a core of boiled egg, walnut, fried onion and dried apricot. The ''kufteh'' are braised along with fried onions, tomato paste and barberries. Some versions are wrapped around a small stuffed bird before stewing. Etymology ''Kufteh Tabrizi'' means 'meatball of Tabriz'. The word is derived from ''kūfteh'': in Persian, ''kuftan'' (کوفتن) means 'to beat' or 'to grind'.Alan S. Kaye, "Persian loanwords in English", ''English Today'' 20:20-24 (2004), . See also *Iranian cuisine *Azerb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frikadeller
A frikadelle (plural frikadellen) is a rounded, flat-bottomed, pan-fried meatball of minced meat, often likened to the German version of meatballs. The origin of the dish is unknown. The term is German but the dish is associated with German, Scandinavian and Polish cuisines. It is considered a national dish in Denmark. They are one of the most popular meals in Poland, where they are known as . In Norway, the dish is known as , and in Sweden as . There are various local variants of frikadelle throughout Scandinavia, as both a main course and a side dish. In Sweden, the word refers to meatballs that are boiled, not pan-fried. Etymology The origin of the word is uncertain. According to the '','' ' (pl. ) can be found end of the 17th century in German, and is related to the Italian , French , and Latin ('to roast'). Other variants used in Germany are , , , , and '/''Grilletta'' as well as the Austrian '. It may be derived from , a dish of sliced veal, larded with pork fat. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iranian Cuisine
Iranian cuisine () refers to the culinary practices of Iran. Due to the historically common usage of the term " Persia" to refer to Iran in the Western world,Yarshater, EhsaPersia or Iran, Persian or Farsi, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII no. 1 (1989) it is alternatively known as Persian cuisine, despite Persians being only one of a multitude of Iranian ethnic groups who have contributed to Iran's culinary traditions. The cuisine of Iran has made extensive contact throughout its history with the cuisines of its neighbouring regions, including Caucasian cuisine, Central Asian cuisine, Greek cuisine, Levantine cuisine, Mesopotamian cuisine, Russian cuisine and Turkish cuisine. Aspects of Iranian cuisine have also been significantly adopted by Indian cuisine and Pakistani cuisine through various historical Persianate sultanates that flourished during Muslim rule on the Indian subcontinent, with the most notable and impactful of these polities being the Mughal Empire. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
