name: Meatball
flavor_db_name_variants: meatball
source: foodb
status: draft
food_db_id: Meatball
id: 653
name_scientific: null
description: Meatball is made from an amount of ground meat rolled into a small ball, sometimes along with other ingredients, such as breadcrumbs, minced onion, spices, and possibly eggs. Meatballs are usually prepared and rolled by hand, and are cooked by frying, baking, steaming, or braising in sauce. There are many kinds of meatball recipes using different types of meats and spices, including vegetarian and fish alternatives, and various methods of preparation. [Wikipedia]
itis_id: null
wikipedia_id: Meatball
picture_file_name: 672.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 5102677
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:29:29.000Z
legacy_id: null
food_group: Dishes
food_subgroup: Ground meat
food_type: Type 2
created_at: 2011-12-05T17:20:18.000Z
updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:29.000Z
creator_id: 2
updater_id: 2
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: null
export_to_foodb: false
public_id: FOOD00653