From Smithsonian Magazine

http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/201
3/06/is-spaghetti-and-meatballs-italian/
?utm_source=smithsoniantopic&utm_medium=
email&utm_campaign=20130616-Weekender

or (yeah, hate those long URLs):

http://tinyurl.com/n7nebyh

Part of the text:

"Meatballs—juicy goodness of meat, onions, breadcrumbs, egg, butter, and
Parmigiano-Reggiano, soaked in red sauce over a pile of spaghetti.
Nothing says comfort like a big bowl of spaghetti and meatballs. And,
nothing says Italian food like a big bowl of spaghetti and
meatballs—unless you are Italian."

Any comments? I've never been to Italy so I know I've never eaten any
authentic Italian food.

Jill