Patty, like many other wonderful dishes of European cuisine, was born in France. In a literal translation from the French "cotelette" means rib. In those days chicken was done in a very interesting way: for its preparation was used the ribs, either pork or beef that obertyvanie double layer of meat, so to get the shape of the pellet, and subjected to this masterpiece heat treatment. Moreover, the presence of bone was mandatory element of the patties at that time. With bone meat easier to eat with your hands. After some time, and with the beginning of the application of Cutlery, knife and fork, when eating the cutlets, the need for bone disappeared. The first cakes appeared in Russia only in the times of Peter I. And, have undergone many transformations. In the end, burgers in Russia began to call the product prepared from minced meat in the form of a pellet. Since this dish is firmly and securely part of our everyday life, accompanying us and on weekdays and holidays.