But before officializing the invention of the hamburger in 1904, we should also take into account that before that, its main ingredients have appeared: bread and ground meat, ingredients invented before their joining. The invention of milled meat dates back to the 17th century, when nomadic tribes of West Asia, known with Tartars, developed the technique of grinding hard and poor-quality beef to make it more digestible. As for bread, this was invented more than 12,000 years, according to historians.