What is meatball?

A meatball is like a tiny, round friend made from meat that you can cook and eat.

Imagine you have a piece of ground beef, it’s like the inside of a hamburger patty, but softer and squishier. Now, think about how you make a little ball out of playdough. That's what happens when you shape the ground beef into a meatball. You can even add some onions or spices to give it extra flavor, just like adding glitter to your playdough makes it more fun.

When you cook a meatball, it gets warm and juicy inside, kind of like how your hot chocolate warms up your hands on a cold day. You can put it in sauce or eat it plain, and it’s always delicious.

Sometimes, people make lots of meatballs at once and put them all together in a big pot with tomato sauce, that’s called a meatball soup, and it’s like having a whole bunch of little friends swimming around in a warm, tasty bath.