🍔 汉堡的美味历史

The hamburger — it’s iconic. A global food symbol. But where did it come from? And how did it go from chopped beef to billion-dollar obsession?

Let’s take a tasty trip through time.

🐄 It Started with the Mongols (Yup, Really)

Back in the 13th century, Mongol horsemen would stash raw, minced meat under their saddles to tenderize it as they rode.
Weird? Yes. Genius? Also yes.

This meat evolved into steak tartare — raw, seasoned beef — a dish that would travel west and take on new life.

🇩🇪 Enter Hamburg, Germany

In the 18th and 19th centuries, German immigrants brought Hamburg-style minced beef steaks to America.
It was popular among sailors and dockworkers because it was filling and cheap.

But it wasn’t a sandwich… yet.

🇺🇸 America Adds the Bun (Bless!)

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, food vendors in the U.S. started putting Hamburg steak patties between slices of bread or soft buns — turning a knife-and-fork meal into a handheld miracle.

Multiple people claim they did it first:

• Louis Lassen (Connecticut, 1900)
• Charlie Nagreen (Wisconsin, 1885)
• The Menches Brothers (Ohio, 1885)

We may never know who truly created it — but the world’s never been the same.

🍟 Fast Food Turns It Global

In the 1940s–50s, chains like McDonald’s, White Castle, and In-N-Out standardized and simplified the hamburger — making it a worldwide fast-food icon.

From backyard grills to gourmet restaurants, the humble hamburger has gone full superstar.

🍔 The Burger Today

Now? You’ll find:

• Black garlic wagyu burgers
• Vegan smash burgers
• Breakfast burgers with eggs and hash
• Even ramen noodle buns 🤯

The burger went from raw meat under a saddle… to center stage in global food culture.