2006-07-27 20:28:08 · 9 answers · asked by Kym_06 1 in Dining Out ➔ Other - Dining Out
Duh...it was invented in Hamburg Germany!!!
2006-07-27 20:31:06 · answer #1 · answered by DEATH 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The word hamburger probably existed by the end of the Middle Ages.
In 1802 the Oxford English Dictionary defined "Hamburg steak" as salt beef.
Referring to ground beef as "hamburger" dates to the invention of the mechanical meat grinder during the 1860s. "Filet de boeuf a la Hambourgeoise," was sold in Boston in 1874, while Hamburger Beef Steak appeared on the Lookout House Restaurant menu in Cincinnati, Ohio,
In the mid-1870s. During the last years of the 19th century ground round or hamburger became associated with a hot sandwich, and early 20th century illustrations depict hamburger served on sliced white bread or toast. "Hamburger Steak, Plain" and "Hamburger Steak, with Onions," was served at the Tyrolean Alps Restaurant at the 1904 Saint Louis World's Fair.
The modern hamburger (on a bun) appears during World War I.
The White Castle restaurant chain was established in 1916 at Wichita, Kansas and by the early 1920s sold hamburgers.
Some scholars say the first hamburger served on a bun appeared in 1917 at Drexel's Pure Food Restaurant, Chicago.
By 1920 hamburgers on buns were sold in San Francisco and Cincinnati, and by the mid-1920s, hamburgers were recognizable to most Americans.
Hamburger popularity continued to grow, and became associated with mobility and the concept of "fast food."
The hamburger as an icon of American popular culture spread globally during the 1980s and 1990s with franchise restaurants opening around the world. American-style "burgers" can be purchased today from Moscow to Quito and from Tokyo to Cairo.
2006-07-28 04:46:32 · answer #2 · answered by Handsome 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some guy a long time ago put two pieces of ham on some bread in the city of Hamburg, Germany.
the name Hamburger stuck because of where it was invented.
good question, I always though that was odd myself.
2006-07-28 03:32:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It originated in Hamburg, Germany. It's short for "hamburg steak."
2006-07-28 03:34:11 · answer #4 · answered by miss fitness superfox 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Beefmeister!!!!
Thats what they called the Double Quarter Pounder in Australia,
It was pretty much 99% beef, so my answer must be 99% right. 10 points!!!!!
2006-07-28 03:34:34 · answer #5 · answered by Jeremy D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it has something to do with the location that the patty originated from.
2006-07-28 03:31:49 · answer #6 · answered by bettywitdabigbooty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all beef ground beef
2006-07-28 12:54:22 · answer #7 · answered by amberharris20022000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right.
2006-07-28 03:31:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because MOOOBurger sounded funny = )~
2006-07-28 03:34:23 · answer #9 · answered by ma_zila 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋