Meatballs
Boulets à la Liégeoise
Liège, Belgium
A Liège specialty: large meatballs of pork and beef in a sweet-sour brown sauce with Liège syrup and raisins, served with fries
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What it is
A closer look at Boulets à la Liégeoise.
A Liège specialty: large meatballs of pork and beef in a sweet-sour brown sauce with Liège syrup and raisins, served with fries
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Two large, golden-brown meatballs in dark sweet-sour sauce with fries, a Liège classic
Where it belongs
Origins and
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Georgia
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Აფხაზურა
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Tunisia
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عين صبنورية
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Black Sea Region, Turkey
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Aragon, Spain
Salt Cod Meatballs
Albóndigas de bacalao
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Andalusia, Spain
Meatballs in Sauce
Albondigas en salsa
Spanish meatballs of beef and pork simmered in a rich tomato-and-sherry or almond-and-saffron sauce, a classic tapa.
Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan
Arzuman Kufta
Arzuman küftəsi
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Aruba
Balchi di Carni
Balchi Carni
Balchi di carni; Aruban meat balls; a traditional snack and side dish; deep-fried; a feature of roadside snack-bars; a staple of Aruban street food
Indonesia
Meatball Soup
Bakso
Indonesian beef meatballs served in clear broth with noodles, tofu, and condiments, a popular street food.