Whether doused in red sauce or slathered with gravy, most cuisines have some version of a meatball recipe. Meatballs come in a variety of shapes, sizes, ingredients, and cooking methods. Historically, meatballs were made out of necessity, since meat was expensive and needed to be stretched to feed the family. Add some bread crumbs for bulk, herbs for flavor, and sauce to pull it all together, and you have a full meal. Ask a group of Italian grandmothers how they make meatballs, and chances are you will get different answers. Once you know the basics, you can swap out herbs and spices to make different flavors of meatballs. Experimenting with the type of meat will also yield drastically different results. Not all meatballs are globe-shaped, either: Middle-Eastern kofte are elongated and grill on a skewer. One thing is for sure, regardless of how they are made, meatballs are comfort food. In this course, you will learn about some of the different types of meatballs found in different cuisines around the world. You will learn how to shop for the meat that goes into those meatballs. We've found that grinding meat at home leads to the most consistent results, so we will show you how to do that using a food processor. Cook along with our instructor as she shows you how to make Italian-Style Turkey Meatballs with pasta, as well as classic Meatballs and Marinara and Mediterranean Lamb Meatballs.