March 31, 2026 · Maggie Hennessy

‘The Burger Bible’ delves into the contentious, yet delicious history of America’s favorite handheld

The burger’s origins stretch back as far as the earliest days of cattle domestication in Stone Age Mesopotamia and the ancient Chinese creation of jiaozi, or dumplings made with minced (ground) meat. By the 13th century, minced meat more overtly entered the gastronomic canon when the Mongols and Tatars were fighting in Mongolia.