{{short description|Sandwich made with meatballs}}

{{Infobox food | name = Meatball sandwich | image = Mmm...meatball sub (5183008075).jpg | image_alt = A meatball sandwich with melted cheese | image_size = 250px | caption = Meatball submarine sandwich associated with Italian-American cuisine | place_of_origin = United States | region = | creator = | course = Sandwich | served = Hot | main_ingredient = Meatballs, bread | variations = Tomato or marinara sauce | calories = | other = }}

The '''meatball sandwich''' is a common sandwich that is a part of several cuisines, including Italian-American cuisine and American cuisine.<ref name="Food Management 1974"/><ref name="Merullo 2009 p. 154"/><ref name="Adweeks 1989"/><ref name="Restaurant Management 1987"/><ref name="Naylor 2016"/><ref name="Stern Stern 2003 p. 54"/>

==Overview== The sandwich primarily consists of meatballs (typically made from beef or pork), a tomato sauce, commonly marinara, and bread, such as Italian bread, baguette and bread rolls.<ref name="Naylor 2016"/><ref name="Stern Stern 2003 p. 54"/> Cheese such as provolone and mozzarella is sometimes used as an ingredient.<ref name="GoLocalWorcester 2014"/><ref name="Stern Stern 2003 p. 54"/> Additional ingredients can include garlic, green pepper and butter, among others.<ref name="Stern Stern 2003 p. 54"/> It is sometimes prepared in the form of a submarine sandwich.<ref name="Woodruff 1996 p. 186"/>

==History== It has been suggested that the meatball sandwich was invented in the United States around the time of the turn of the 20th century, although the specific location is disputed.<ref name="Stern Stern 2003 p. 54"/>

==Gallery== <gallery mode="packed"> File:Mmm... Meatball sub with marinara sauce, mozzarella, and roasted peppers (6432603233).jpg|A meatball sandwich with marinara sauce, mozzarella and roasted peppers File:Meatball sandwich with mozzarella.jpg|A meatball sandwich prepared using a bun File:Mishkins, Covent Garden, London (7413681806).jpg|A meatball sandwich with onion rings at a London restaurant File:Broodje bal.jpg|''Broodje bal'' with gravy in the Netherlands File:Bánh mì xíu mại-meatball-sandwich.jpg|A Vietnamese-style ''bánh mì'' with meatballs File:Kofte sandwich.jpg|A sandwich with ''kofta'' in Turkey </gallery>

==See also== {{portal|Food}} {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * Italian beef sandwich * Italian sandwich * List of meatball dishes * List of sandwiches * Spaghetti and meatballs {{div col end}}

==References== <references>

<ref name="Food Management 1974">{{cite book | title=Food Management | publisher=Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publications. | issue=v. 9-10 | year=1974 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ai4tAQAAMAAJ | access-date=August 11, 2017 | page=178}}</ref> <ref name="Merullo 2009 p. 154">{{cite book | last=Merullo | first=R. | title=The Italian Summer: Golf, Food, and Family at Lake Como | publisher=Touchstone | year=2009 | isbn=978-1-4165-6399-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MmAKORA-rQsC&pg=PA154 | access-date=August 11, 2017 | page=154}}</ref> <ref name="Adweeks 1989">{{cite book | title=Adweek's Marketing Week | publisher=A/S/M Communications | issue=v. 30, nos. 1-8 | year=1989 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JhAOAQAAMAAJ | access-date=August 11, 2017 | page=30}}</ref> <ref name="Restaurant Management 1987">{{cite book | title=Restaurant Management | publisher=Electrical Information Publications | issue=v. 1, nos. 1-6 | year=1987 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KDggAQAAMAAJ | language=fr | access-date=August 11, 2017 | page=542}}</ref> <ref name="Naylor 2016">{{cite web | last=Naylor | first=Tony | title=How to eat: meatballs | website=The Guardian | date=October 1, 2016 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/nov/01/how-to-eat-meatballs | access-date=August 11, 2017}}</ref> <ref name="GoLocalWorcester 2014">{{cite web |last1=Sargent|first1=Patrick|title=Food - The Five Best Meatball Sandwiches in Worcester | website=GoLocalWorcester | date=December 18, 2014 | url=http://www.golocalworcester.com/food/the-five-best-meatball-sandwiches-in-worcester | access-date=August 11, 2017}}</ref> <ref name="Stern Stern 2003 p. 54">{{cite book | last=Stern | first=J. | last2=Stern | first2=M. | title=The Harry Caray's Restaurant Cookbook: The Official Home Plate of the Chicago Cubs | publisher=Thomas Nelson | year=2003 | isbn=978-1-4185-6826-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pHu4PQ2fd2YC&pg=PT54 | access-date=August 11, 2017 | page=54}}</ref> <ref name="Woodruff 1996 p. 186">{{cite book | last=Woodruff | first=S. | title=Secrets of Fat-Free Italian Cooking: Over 130 Low-Fat and Fat-Free, Traditional and Contemporary Recipes - From Antipasto to Ziti | publisher=Avery Publishing Group | series=Secrets of Fat-Free Cooking Series | year=1996 | isbn=978-0-89529-748-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x-7HzeFuf_cC&pg=PA186 | access-date=August 11, 2017 | page=186}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{commons category-inline|Meatball sandwiches}}

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Category:Meatballs Category:Italian-American cuisine Category:American sandwiches Category:Hot sandwiches