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Hi, fun question. Apparently the origin is from the 'Hamburg steak' which was defined as salted beef in England in early 1800. Ground beef with spices were a favored way to enjoy steak by German immigrants to the US in the 1800s, but they didn't call the dish 'hamburger' then. Then there was/is a dish called Salisbury Steak which is a fried salty steak.
These versions of beef finally became the famous hamburger we know and love when in the late 1800s a few US chef 'inventors' placed ground, fried beef between a bun and there you have it!
Take a look at this time-line and web site for some fun facts...
http://www.chow.com/stories/11171
http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/HamburgerHistory.htm
Well, now I know what I'm having for lunch today...how about you?
These versions of beef finally became the famous hamburger we know and love when in the late 1800s a few US chef 'inventors' placed ground, fried beef between a bun and there you have it!
Take a look at this time-line and web site for some fun facts...
http://www.chow.com/stories/11171
http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/HamburgerHistory.htm
Well, now I know what I'm having for lunch today...how about you?
To quote the Janitor, "Why is your Lake Titicaca not filled with boobs and poop?"
Seriously though, it's because the first burgers were made in Hamburg, Germany.
http://www.coolquiz.com/trivia/explain/docs/hamburger.asp
http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/question425.htm
Seriously though, it's because the first burgers were made in Hamburg, Germany.
http://www.coolquiz.com/trivia/explain/docs/hamburger.asp
http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/question425.htm
That reminds me... W.C. Fields would say "Lake Titicaca" occasionally in his scripts... I think it was a way to get around the censors of the day!
The hamburger was named after the Earl of Hamburg. No, that's wrong. I'm thinking of the more generic "sandwich."
The hamburger was invented in Hamburg, New York around 1885.
The hamburger was invented in Hamburg, New York around 1885.
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