Whirled Peas > writes:

> - snip -
>> Now, why do they call it Salisbury steak? Good ole' Zimbabwe used to
>> be called Rhodesia, and the capital city was Salisbury.
> -snip
>
> Salisbury Steak has nothing to do with South Africa, or even the 13th
> century city in England. It was invented by a U.S. physician,
> J. H. Salisbury, to encourage a lo-carb diet for losing weight. The
> Miriam-Webster dictionary says the term has been in use in the
> U.S. since 1897.

It's funny that it contains more carbs than straight steak, then! Also
that it's normally served with gravy.
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