The French and the Hamburger
The French are concerned that they have
become the SECOND largest consumers of Hamburgers in the European Continent…
For my American friends, get ready for
this, they are worried that an average French person eats 14 hamburgers per
person per year~
I know people in America who eat that much
in just over one week!
But the rise of the hamburger consumption
in France is due to its appearance in the menu of Restaurants (fast food
outlets are not restaurants), where to calm the intimidation of foreigners
faced with an undecipherable menu, they are comforted with an International
Food well known to all.
Do you want to know how many hamburgers
people in Europe eat?
England tops the list with 17
Germany 12
Spain 8 who would want to eat a hamburger
when you have Tapas
Pasta loving Italy 5
And USA, where everything is biggest
tallest and fattest, they consume on the average 150 hamburgers per person per
year!
OKAY, you skinny French, you have long way
to go!
What is the origin of Hamburger, now
considered an iconic American food item?
In the 13th Century, the
invading Mongol hordes had to rely on eating meat on the march; the meat jerkys
kept on their saddle were minced and heated up by the animals body heat and
movements. When the grandson of the Great Chengis, the KHAN, Kublai invaded
Moscow, the dish of minced meat was introduced to the Muscovites where it was
referred as Steak Tartare.
Minced Meat is used in the cuisine of many
countries. We of the desert love our Kibbehs!
spicy raw kibbeh
(the bland german version)
Carpaccio we associate with Italy was
invented at Harrys Bar in Venice in 1930.
(Beef Carpaccio from Harrys Bar in Venice, Italy)
(the port of Hamburg 1890s)
During the great European migration to the
USA, Hamburg was a major port of embarkation and the dish travelled with the
immigrants to the USA and Hamburg style steak became popular in the USA in the
early part of this century and then the industrialization invented the quick
processing and sandwiching of the meat …White Castle and McDo perfected the
techniques and now are recognized all over the world.
(a Big Mac)
There is a man who holds a world record for
eating the largest number of Big Mac Hamburgers, who has crept into the
Guinness Book of Records for having eaten over 25 000 Big Macs in his life.
Asked whether he eats the French Fries that came with them, he answered: I don't
touch THAT stuff!
(the 25000 Big Mac Man of America)
I think I will have a fresh baguette with
Comte Cheese and Smoked Salmon for Lunch. And a strong Nespresso! What else!
