National Meatball Day– March 9, 2022

Meatballs are probably a gift from the paradises– there are early dishes for meatballs are discovered in ancient Chinese, Roman and arabic texts– and every culture seems to have their own variation! Beef, pork, and veal are most popular, however they can be made with chicken, fish or even vegan. Let’s all rejoice on March 9 in honor of National Meatball Day.

NATIONAL MEATBALL DAY TIMELINE
221 B.C.
Ancient Dish
A record of the earliest dish for meatballs comes from China.

First century A.D.
Recipes from Rome
In “Apicius,” a collection of Roman dishes, the meatball includes a number of times.

1880
The Italian Task
Italian immigrants present spaghetti and meatballs to Americans.

20th century
Holy Submarine!
The meatball sandwich, an Italian-American blend, is developed.

NATIONAL MEATBALL DAY ACTIVITIES
Recognize the ‘meatball king (or queen)’ in your city
Restaurants throughout the country are commemorating with special offers on meatballs on March 9. Pull a few friends together and go attempt them out! Let us know who reigns supreme in your city.

Toss a mead and meatball celebration
Wine and cheese is soooooo boring. Meat. Meatballs. Done. You’ll easily be the coolest kid on your block for the week or so.

Learn nonna’s dish for meatballs
Food from grandmother’s home just tastes better– isn’t it time you determined her trick? Is there an unique herb, a faster way, an unique method of cooking? Invest a long time with Grandma today, and you’ll have more than a scrumptious supper to reveal for it.

WHY WE LOVE NATIONAL MEATBALL DAY
Every culture has its own meatball tradition
Every location of the world has its own traditions and history surrounding meatballs– frikadellers, kofteh, polpette, albondigas! Whatever the name– meat, spices and a great deal of love come together to develop mouthwatering balls of goodness.

Meatballs play with sauce, all sorts of sauce
Meatballs play well with many other kinds of food– why limitation yourself to spaghetti and meatballs with a tomato sauce (as delicious as that is)? A creamy curry sauce transforms vegetarian kofta; an herby, tasty chimichurri would take bunny albondigas to the next level.

Even particular eaters can discover something to enjoy
There’s something about their playful (and flavorful) nature that makes meatballs a seasonal favorite for grownups and kids alike. You may not know what you wish to consume … opportunities are, however, that when you see a few succulent, meaty orbs being in front of you, you’re going to dive right in!