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Although Mongolian barbecue first appeared in
Taipei in 1951,
[6] the stir-frying of meats on a large, open surface is supposed to evoke Mongolian foods and Mongolian traditions. The preparation can also derive from
Japanese-style
teppanyaki, which was popular in Taiwan at the time. One of the oldest Mongolian Barbecue restaurants (Genghis Khan Mongolian BBQ) was opened in the 1960s, and is located in downtown Taipei, Taiwan.
[7] As Mongolian Barbecue became more popular, it was successfully introduced to the West.
American restaurants, such as
HuHot Mongolian Grill and
BD's Mongolian Grill, claim that soldiers of the
Mongol Empire gathered large quantities of meat, prepared them with their swords and cooked them on their upturned shields over a large fire.
[8][9] A
German restaurant chain with the same concept claims that the Mongolian soldiers cooked their meals on a heated stone.
[10]
WIKI
lamb was widely thought to be the meat of choice among Mongolian soldiers, and the dome-shaped skillet is meant to represent the soldier's helmets that they purportedly used to cook their food.