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This article was nominated for deletion on April 2, 2006. The result of the discussion was speedy keep. An archived record of this discussion can be found here.

[edit] Cleanup

There aren't a lot of references here no. It mmust be cleaned up, or we can throw this to the AFD. Also, why is Swedish meatballs specific typed? _→AzaToth 08:37, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Nah, I changed my mind, I throw it to the AFD so there will be some discussion. _→AzaToth 08:39, 2 April 2006 (UTC)

Stop removing the meatballs plate people!

..But I'm allergic! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.131.64.98 (talk) 00:09, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Photo

I may be biased because I took the photo, but I think my image is more appropriate than the one that replaced it. If nothing else, mine had the meatballs more prominently featured. Since I'm not neutral here, I'll leave it for others to decide. —Chowbok 02:27, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

I agree. For the first and most prominent photo in the article, it would make sense to use a photo which prominently features meatballs. Looking at the picture and the caption, you would still have to read the article to figure out that the meatballs are the reason the picture is there. For such a simple concept, the picture should be able to stand on its own. PubliusFL 17:38, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

The Koettbullar stockholm2006 image isn't great, because the meatballs are cut off, but it may be useful to show the typical accompaniments. --Macrakis 18:24, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Guy holding the meatballs pic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Meatballs.jpg

If American Meatballs are generally larger than Italian metballs then I'd imagine American Meatballs would be the size of a volleyball. very misleading. i assume that they are american meatballs and the person in said picture is american. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Matstars (talk • contribs) .

This photograph is very obviously edited to add the meatballs. It seems like replacing it with a more appropriate image would be a good idea. —Leftmostcat 18:54, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Swedish/Finnish

I see no difference between the description of Swedish and Finnish meatballs at all. Indeed we probably had meatballs while Finland was a part of Sweden... I find that section difficult to handle. It is kind of ridiculous to expect every country to have their own variant of meatballs. // habj 09:38, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Yah, there is no difference between them :-) Jotunn (talk) 15:59, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

[edit] or see MeatballWiki for the article about the wiki about communities.

Y'wot?:) Could someone who knows what is trying to be said rephrase that obscene sentance at the very top of the page to make sense?

[edit] Meatballs and spaghetti dish popular in UK?!

The US Italian-style dish of spaghetti with meatballs is in fact almost unheard-of in the UK. Spaghetti bolognese is the most common pasta/sauce combination and has been a popular home-cooked meal since the 1960s, after its introduction to the public in cafes run by Italian post-war immigrants. There was comparitively very little Italian immigration to the UK before this, so the conditions did not exist for the food to develop in the same way it did in the USA (as a result of large numbers of immigrants at the turn of the 20th c.). I've altered the statement piece in the article (viz. that it is a common US/US dish) as it is so very incorrect. Plutonium27 (talk) 00:20, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Merger proposal

There seems to be multiple regional articles about basically the same thing. Should they all be merged into this one Meatball article? --NJR_ZA (talk) 09:10, 29 November 2008 (UTC)

YES! YES! YES! Kofta is the same. Must be merged! In other case (now) we have incorrect interwiki links. E. g. en:Meatball link to ru:Тефтели, but (!) ru:Тефтели verse link to en:Kofta. --= APh =-- 22:25, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

I disagree, some may be the same but Frikadeller are not the same as meatballs, they are cooked in a different way and a different shape as well. 86.10.116.61 (talk) 17:14, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

—Preceding unsigned comment added by APh (talk • contribs)

I support this merger. Obviously things that are not meatballs should not be merged, but minor variants can be included in the main article. DJ Clayworth (talk) 17:17, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

Kofta has been merged. Gigs (talk) 19:18, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

No clear concensus. It distinct type meatball. Bagel an ka'ak not merge into Bread just because they be type bread. Same exist here. Ani medjool (talk) 19:24, 24 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] UK Faggots

Can anyone justify the statement that 'A popular brand of meatball, known as John Cowards' can be purchased in supermarkets. I've never heard of the brand. I'd have thought Brains Faggots were much more popular and certainly more notable. Antsnest (talk) 00:16, 3 May 2009 (UTC)

Argeed. This silly statment, which sounds more like advertising, and was wrong (Faggots are normaly served in gravy, not tomato, and are nothing like "subway" meatballs) has been removed. Now, can we do something about the description of what they are made of.

[edit] Faggots

"A popular brand of meatball, known as John Cowards, can be bought from local supermarkets, and are based on the "Subway sandwich" type meatball, in a tomato-based, meat-managed sauce." This is wrong. I romoved this, and someone felt they should revert is back. Unless you can provide some proffe that this is true please do not change back. The changes made were to give a little more depth to the artical. It was changed to " A faggot is traditionally made from pig heart, liver and fatty belly meat or bacon minced together, with herbs added for flavouring and sometimes breadcrumbs." in line with the other descriptions.

Again "A popular brand of meatball, known as John Cowards, can be bought from local supermarkets, and are based on the "Subway sandwich" type meatball, in a tomato-based, meat-managed sauce." has been added. Please explain why. This is wrong. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.155.183.204 (talk) 13:06, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

Please also explain why you think these are "test edits" on a subject you know nothing about?

If you have infomation to show this is true please provide evidence —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.155.183.204 (talk) 13:09, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

Please note "If you are undoing an edit that is not vandalism, explain the reason in the edit summary. Do not use the default message only." It is not acceptable to just say something is vandalisum because you don't want to explain an edit. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.155.183.204 (talk) 13:19, 21 June 2009 (UTC)

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