fish ball

/fɪʃ bɔl/

Other forms: fish balls

A fish ball is sort of like the chicken nugget of fish: mashed up, balled up pieces of fish, usually fried or boiled in soup. Delicious!

If you get a fillet of fish, you’re getting a slice of a fish, from its side. But what should you do with all the little pieces of fish that are left over after you’ve cut the fillets? Chop them up and mash them into fish balls! Fish balls are especially common in many kinds of Asian cooking, usually put into soup.

Definitions of fish ball

1. noun

   well-seasoned balls of ground fish and eggs and crushed crumbs simmered in fish stock
   synonyms: gefilte fish

   type of:

   dish

   a particular item of prepared food
2. noun

   a fried ball or patty of flaked fish and mashed potatoes
   synonyms: fish cake

   types:

   codfish ball, codfish cake

   usually made of flaked salt cod and mashed potatoes

   type of:

   cake, patty

   small flat mass of chopped food