Mondeghili
Mondeghili , also known outside Milan as mondeghini (Lombard: mondeghitt), are meatballs typical of Milanese cuisine. The dish was developed as a way to use up leftover cuts of meat, usually beef because of its popularity in Milan. The meatballs are often enriched with sausage, raw salami, liver, mortadella and other pork. The dish was created during the Spanish domination of the Duchy of Milan, between 1535 and 1706. Its name is likely derived from the Spanish albóndiga (diminutive form: albondiguito, meaning 'little meatball'), which in turn originates from the Arabic term for fried meatballs, al-bunduq (البندق, literally 'the hazelnuts').
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