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Why is it called a hamburger if a hamburger is made of beef?

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hillo | 3 years, 1 month ago
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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?
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dcanswerer | 3 years, 1 month ago
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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

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bunnyphuphu | 3 years, 1 month ago Report

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!

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hartwell | 3 years, 1 month ago
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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.

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bunnyphuphu | 3 years, 1 month ago Report

titter...titter...

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