Various theories exist, but it is said to have been created by a western-style restaurant in Asakusa, Taito Ward, Tokyo, where it was sold as a "minced meat cutlet" during the Meiji period.
諸説があるが、明治に東京都台東区浅草の洋食店がミンスミートカツレツとして販売したのが起源とされている。