Have you ever eaten a ground beef based meat loaf or anything like that?
Yes I have eaten many beef based dishes
But have you ever eaten it in a loaf shape?
yes I have eaten it in a loaf shape.
You should try it in a bread machine. They are appliances usually used for bread making, but if you put meat in instead, hooooboy
I did not know you could put meat in a bread machine.  Would you still put dough in it?
Dumpling
Dumpling is a broad classification for a dish that consists of pieces of dough (made from a variety of starch sources) wrapped around a filling or of dough with no filling. The dough can be based on bread, flour, or potatoes, and may be filled with meat, fish, cheese, vegetables, fruits, or sweets. Dumplings may be prepared using a variety of methods, including baking, boiling, frying, simmering, or steaming, and are found in many world cuisines.
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Meatloaf
Meatloaf is a dish of ground meat that has been mixed with other ingredients and formed into the shape of a loaf, then baked or smoked. The final shape is either hand-formed on a flat pan or created by cooking it in a loaf pan. It is usually made with ground beef, although ground lamb, pork, veal, venison, poultry and seafood are also used.
The cooked loaf can be sliced like a loaf of bread to make individual portions. Because the dish can become dry