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- Hi, I'm Taryn and I'm taking on the biggest,
boldest foods in the world from meatballs to donuts.
I'll be rating these mega meals on taste,
size, and presentation.
Welcome to Jumbo Eats.
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Okay guys, we're at Noidue Carne in New York City
and they just made a massive, one-pound meatball.
I have not seen it in person yet,
so I'm super excited to see how big this thing is.
Let's check it out.
Oh my gosh.
Oh, it's huge.
This is absurd, they're so big.
This is a meatball.
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- Tomato sauce is from Golan's father-in-law
and he taught us how to make it.
There's chili flakes,
there's currants,
there's oregano, garlic powder,
there's a lot of family here, too.
A lot of love.
- Oh my gosh.
Oh, it's huge.
I wouldn't even think that's a meatball.
This giant meatball is eight to 10 regular meatballs.
It's a dish that everyone knows and loves,
but it's served in a fun and unconventional way.
If you love spaghetti and meatballs,
this is the two-in-one dream right now.
We're here with Chef Beau
and he is the Executive Chef at Noidue Carne.
He just made a giant, one-pound meatball for us.
So Chef, I need to know,
what inspired you to do that?
What inspired you to make this dish?
- Cooking in Italian Restaurants,
we make spaghetti and meatballs all the time.
It just gets kind of boring.
We decided to go big. (laughs)
It's easier to plate, it's funner to eat.
It's a different play on spaghetti and meatballs.
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- I've been going at this meatball for awhile now,
and I definitely can't finish it.
Thought I could when it first came out, I was excited.
I was like one-pound whatever.
No, so much meat and so much spaghetti.
With a spaghetti and meatball,
it seems like you're getting more spaghetti
than the meatballs.
Meatballs are regular size, sometimes you don't get a lot.
With this one,
you got a pound of meat.
So, you know you're gonna get your meat satisfaction
and then you're gonna get an overload of spaghetti
because you gotta have enough spaghetti
to fill a one-pound meatball.
It's time to rate this giant meatball.
I'm giving this a three out of five.
This is a big meatball, don't get me wrong.
A pound of meat is a lot of meat,
but a five out of five Jumbo Eats meatball
would have been bigger than my head.
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I'm giving this meatball a five out of five.
This meatball is way more than meets the eye
and it's not just the novelty of it.
It has onions, garlic, oregano,
and then there's these black currants
which are like small raisins.
I've never had before,
but they add a bit of sweetness,
to this otherwise savory dish.
I'm giving this a four out of five.
The meatball was plated beautifully,
it just wasn't as round as a regular sized meatball.
It was a bit flatter on top and that may just be
because it was stuffed with spaghetti.
Okay guys, I had to tap out.
It was just too much.
Do you think you could eat a one-pound meatball?
Let me know in the comments below.
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