On 6/24/2026 11:11 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
On 2026-06-24 9:36 p.m., Ed P wrote:
American's "Liberty Steaks"
The origins of the American hamburger can be traced back to the early
1900s, when it was first sold from carts on the streets of New York
City. It wasn't until the 1920s, however, that hamburgers began to be
served in restaurants, and they quickly became a staple of American
fast food culture.
During World War II, however, the name "hamburger" was found to be
too closely associated with Germany, and some Americans began to
refer to the dish as a "liberty steak" instead. This was also done
with sauerkraut, which became known as "liberty cabbage" in an effort
to dissociate it from its German roots.
A friend of mine was a high school teacher and hosted a couple
exchange students from Indonesia. The girls were Muslim and freaked
when they went to a dinner event where they grilled hamburgers. They
thought they were pork. No pork in my friends house. He was a Jew. He
didn't follow a kosher diet but he did not eat pork.... except bacon.
When we lived in Bangkok (I was 10 years old) we had a maid who was Muslim. Every year my parents attended the Marine Corps Ball. That
year they "won" the centerpiece, which was a whole roasted suckling pig
on a platter with little electric lights where the eyeballs would have been. It was not a pretty sight. They brought it home and left it sitting on the kitchen table.
The next morning we were all awakened by a shriek! The maid had come in and the first thing she saw was the roasted pig on the table. (No, we didn't eat it. Dad chopped it up and fed it to the dog.)
On 6/27/2026 8:54 AM, jmquown wrote:
On 2026-06-24 9:36 p.m., Ed P wrote:When we lived in Bangkok (I was 10 years old) we had a maid who was
American's "Liberty Steaks"
Muslim. Every year my parents attended the Marine Corps Ball. That
year they "won" the centerpiece, which was a whole roasted suckling
pig on a platter with little electric lights where the eyeballs would
have been. It was not a pretty sight. They brought it home and left
it sitting on the kitchen table.
The next morning we were all awakened by a shriek! The maid had come
in and the first thing she saw was the roasted pig on the table. (No,
we didn't eat it. Dad chopped it up and fed it to the dog.)
You missed a good meal. Over the years, I know of two people raised
with no pork, no lobster but somehow tasted some. Life changing.
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