The History of the Hamburger
—M.M. Leonard
Few things are more American than hamburgers. However, the history of the hamburger is much longer than the history of America.
In the 13th century, the Mongols spread throughout Asia. During this time, Mongol fighters would put chopped-up meat under their saddles so that the meat became softer and easier to eat. The Mongols brought the dish to Russia. There, it became a favorite dish that's known today as steak tartare. This is raw ground beef with a raw egg. By the 17th century, Russians had brought steak tartare to the port of Hamburg, Germany. The locals there had the idea to cook it. This dish became known as Hamburg steak.
By the mid-1800s, travelers from Hamburg had arrived on American shores with their popular local dish. In 1891, an American by the name of Oscar Weber Bilby held a Fourth of July party at his cow farm. He grilled patties of ground beef and put them on buns. Thus, the modern hamburger was born.
漢堡的歷史
很少有東西比漢堡更有美國味的了。然而，漢堡的歷史可是比美國的歷史更悠久！
十三世紀時，蒙古人散布到亞洲各地。在這段時間，蒙古戰士會把切碎的肉放在馬鞍下好讓肉質變得更軟嫩且更容易食用。蒙古人把這道菜帶到了俄羅斯。在那裡，它變成一道廣受喜愛的菜餚，今天就稱之為「韃靼牛肉」。這是生的牛絞肉配上一顆生蛋。到了十七世紀，俄羅斯人把韃靼牛肉帶到德國港口城市漢堡。當地人有了烹煮它的想法。這道料理就被稱為漢堡排。
到了十九世紀中葉，來自漢堡的旅人帶著他們當地受歡迎的菜抵達了美國沿岸。一八九一年，一位名叫奧斯卡．韋伯．比爾畢的美國人在他飼養牛的農場裡舉辦了七月四日國慶派對。他炙烤牛絞肉的肉餅，然後把它們放在小圓麵包上。現代漢堡於焉而生。
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