Bar Snack Stall · Fried Meatball Bites
Mondeghili
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The name comes from the Spanish albóndiga, meaning meatball, a leftover of the Spanish rule over Milan in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Mondeghili are small, flat meatballs of chopped leftover boiled meat, bread, egg, and parmesan, coated in breadcrumbs and fried until deep golden. Milanese bars and market stalls serve them piled on a plate or tucked into bread as a quick bite.
Why it's made this way: They come from Milan's cucina povera tradition of stretching the leftover boiled meat from a pot of bollito into a second meal, so nothing from the stockpot went to waste.
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