In italy, meatballs are known as polpette and are generally eaten as a main course or in a soup. the main ingredients of an italian meatball are: beef and or pork and sometimes turkey, salt, black pepper, chopped garlic, olive oil, romano cheese, eggs, bread crumbs and parsley, mixed and rolled by hand to a golf ball size. in the abruzzo region of italy, especially in the province of teramo the meatballs are typically the size of marbles and are called polpettine.
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