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Originally posted by pretermitted_child
pretermitted(and no, hamburgers did NOT originate from Germany)child
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No, shredded/chopped beef originated with the Mongolian Tartars (thus,
tartare), who also sacked Jerusalem twice.*
Mind you, there are probably very few food-exporting countries that have not done wrong to Jerusalem at some point --- this is one of the drawbacks to having a famously long historical memory and a 5,000 year old religion.
*If it qualifies as Chinese food, all serious argument regarding potential rejection by Jews ends entirely, of course.
