On March 9th we recognize one of the great American food holidays, National Meatball Day.
It is not clear how this day got started, but who can resist the idea of celebrating National Meatball Day? There are many different ways to celebrate meatballs:
- Spaghetti and meatballs
- Swedish Meatballs
- Meatball Sub
- Meatball Pizza
- Turkey Meatballs
- Lamb Meatballs
- Porcupine Meatballs (made with rice)
- and the list goes on and on.
There is a restaurant in New York that has 54 different kinds of meatballs. Not only do meatballs allow for variety, but they move from appetizer to side dish to main dish quite easily. Meatballs can be made the night before and put in the crock pot, or days before and kept in the freezer.
10 Global Meatball Recipes from FoodandWine.com:
While not all food appreciation days are worth celebrating (we’ll pass on National Turkey Neck Soup Day, thanks) today is National Meatball Day and that is definitely a day worthy of note. Here, ten meatball recipes from around the world for an incredible National Meatball Day feast.
1. Chicken-Meatball Yakitori
Known as tsukune, these grilled meatballs are delicious Japanese-style appetizers.
2. Swedish Meatballs
In Sweden, making meatballs is a very social family affair. The more kids you can round up for the rolling the better, since a child’s palm makes the perfect-size ball.
3. Vietnamese Chicken Meatballs in Lettuce Wraps
Give these meatballs a heavenly sticky glaze by rolling them in sugar before baking.
