HamburgersThe Origin of the Bun
The hamburger, one of the Western Five Great Fast Foods, how did it originate?
The original hamburger was made from minced
beefmixed with dough to form a meat patty.
bun, thus named beef patty.
meat pattyIn ancient times, the Tatars had the habit of eating raw beef. With the westward migration of the Tatars, this custom first spread to the Balkan Peninsula and then to Germany. Gradually, it changed from raw consumption to cooked.The people in Hamburg region improved on this, mixing minced beef paste withflour
, flattening it into a patty and grilling it. It was named after its place of origin, called "Hamburger patty".In 1850, German immigrants brought the cooking technique of Hamburger patties to America.Later, variations were added, gradually merging withsandwiches
, placing beef patties between halves of a split smallbread
,calling it a "hamburger".
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The Origin of the Hamburger Bun
Hamburgers (Hamburg steak), originally an oil-fried beef patty from Hamburg, Germany. In the late 19th century, this fried beef patty was brought to America. In 1932, someone placed such a fried beef patty in a small round bun coated with sesame seeds for main or snack consumption, thus named the hamburger.
sesameas the main food or snack, hence it is named hamburger, meaning a bread with hamburger meat patty.
snack, and salads,
In recent years, besides traditional beef patties, this round bread can be layered with butter,
mustard,
tomato sauce,
salad dressing,etc., with tomato slices, onions, vegetables, and pickled
cucumberor pickled vegetables,
, creating a combination of main and side dishes.This food is convenient to eat, tasty, and nutritionally balanced. It has become one of the popular convenient main foods worldwide.However, according to many people familiar with the Western food industry, Western-style hamburger food mainly comes in two forms: hot hamburgers sold at McDonald's or KFC fast-food chains;
and another is frozen hamburgers sold in refrigerated cases in grocery stores, for customers to take home and microwave heat before eating. These packaged hamburgers in supermarkets, chain stores, or kiosks are a type of Chinese-style hamburger food.Another type is frozen hamburgers sold in refrigerators at grocery stores, to be microwaved by customers at home before consumption, similar to the packaged hamburgers we buy from supermarkets, chain stores, or vending stalls, which can be considered a Chinese-style hamburger food.