This article is about the meat-dish. For the singer and actor, ground bear meat Meat Loaf. Meatloaf is a dish of ground meat that has been combined with other ingredients and formed into the shape of a loaf, then baked or smoked. The cooked meatloaf can be sliced like a loaf of bread to make individual portions.
Meatloaf of minced meat was mentioned in the Roman cookery collection Apicius as early as the 5th century. This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. The Bangladeshi version of meatloaf is called Maṅśer lof. In French, it is called pain de viande.