What is a MOINK Ball? Well, moo + oink = MOINK. The moo comes from a meatball, and the oink from the bacon wrapped around it. June 5 is National MOINK Ball Day, when carnivores around the world are encouraged to whip up bacon-wrapped meatballs.
The main MOINKer is Larry Gaian, proprietor of noted barbecue blog The BBQ Grail. His International MOINK Ball Appreciation Society offers a commemorative certificate to every cook who participates in the simultaneous chow-down. For a recipe and instructions on obtaining this handsome document suitable for framing and hanging in your den or personal male nook, e-mail moinkballday@moinkballs.com.
And if you do plan on making bacon-wrapped meatballs, consider inviting an impartial judge to your home to see if you did it correctly. Someone like … me.
– Byron Kerman
This article appears in May 1-31, 2010.