Meat balls or cutlets ????

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Meat balls or cutlets ????

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Now I'm not a native English speaker and I was wondering which English term is correct for the following:


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Are these "Meat Balls" or are these "Cutlets" ????? (I personally don't see "balls" there)
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crocquettes perhaps?
not meatballs or cutlets
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Aussies call them "rissoles".
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Look like crabcakes to me.
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I vote for patties...them is fried somethin or other patties. They DO like like fish or crab "cakes"
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Yes, patties.
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chkwoot wrote:Aussies call them "rissoles".
I'd go with that, a rissole is covered in breadcrumbs or something whereas a patty has no cover.
From wiki -
A rissole is a small croquette, enclosed in pastry or rolled in breadcrumbs, usually baked or deep fried.

A patty, in American, Australian and New Zealand English, is a flattened, usually round, serving of ground meat or meat alternatives. The meat is compacted and shaped, cooked, and served
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Might depend on the meat. Australian - lamb rissole vs chicken pattie, at least in the west.
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StroppyChops wrote:Might depend on the meat. Australian - lamb rissole vs chicken pattie, at least in the west.
And what about fish cakes ? If they were made of fish, that's what I would call them.
(The English language is out to trick you.)
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The English language is a heartless bitch.
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