Hoosier Ham Balls appears as a signature dish in 1 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Hoosier ham balls · Indianapolis
Ground ham mixed with breadcrumbs, milk and egg, formed into meatballs, baked under a brown-sugar and mustard glaze. A reliable Indianapolis pick.
Ham balls show up in Indiana church cookbooks from the 1930s onward, almost always with a brown-sugar, vinegar and dry-mustard glaze. The dish is closely associated with the Brethren, Mennonite and rural Methodist communities of central and northern Indiana, where ground ham was a way to stretch a Sunday roast.