why are hambugers called hambugers if the are not made of ham?

Answer 1

because they were created in the town of hamburg.

Answer 2

A common theory is that the word "hamburger" originated from Hamburg, Germany. In Hamburg it was common to put a piece of roast pork into a roll, called Rundstück warm, although this is missing the "essence" of the modern hamburger, which is ground meat. Yet another theory however states that also in Hamburg, Germany, meatscraps, similar to modern ground beef were served on a Brötchen, a round bun-shaped piece of bread. It is said that German immigrants then took the idea to the United States, where the bun was added, creating the Hamburger.

The hamburger as ground meat can be traced back to the time when the Mongols (c. 1209) carried flat patties of lamb or mutton as a food source. Mongol riders would place the meat under the saddle; the saddle would tenderize the meat and the meat would be eaten raw. It gave the Mongols the ability to carry food, and eat it, all without dismounting from the horse. When the Mongols invaded Moscow, the hamburger was also brought and in turn was adopted as a cuisine named steak tartare after the invading Mongols (who were also known as the Tatars). Later, the German port of Hamburg had ships that visited a Baltic (by that time Russian) port and thus brought with it the new "tartare steak" as they would later call it. Ships from Hamburg, Germany coincidently shipped to New York also, and brought what is now known as the Hamburg steak.

In the Middle Ages, Hamburg was an important center of trade between Arab and European merchants. The theory is that Arab traders introduced Kibbeh, which is ground lamb mixed with spices, often eaten raw. The locals then adapted the dish by replacing the lamb with pork and/or beef, and more significantly, by cooking it to make a filet of ground meat, i.e., a "Hamburg Steak" or "Hamburger" as it eventually came to be known. From this they made a new and unique kind of Rundstück warm that came to be strongly associated with the city.

There is still a German tradition of making ground beef sandwiches, thought to descend from the original "Hamburg Rundstück," and which tend to be elongated like an American sub sandwich, and feature very different condiments than the typical modern hamburger. These are often referred to as "German hamburgers" outside of Germany, and are served in many German-food restaurants.

Within Germany, the specific connection between the food and the city of Hamburg became lost as the sandwich spread throughout the country and became a somewhat common dish. In other countries, the historical term "Hamburger" remained in popular usage to describe ground meat rolls and sandwiches. In modern times, the term hamburger may refer to the meat patty used to make the sandwich or to the sandwich itself.

Answer 3

My dad told me when i was a little girl, that hambugers originated in Hamburg ,Germany.They didn't use beef like we do,but different pieces of pork,than they flatten the meat until it is a circle....next they cooked it and put it in a crusty roll.

Answer 4

The Hamburger sandwich comes from Charlie Nagreen of Seymour, Wisconsin, U.S.A.. In 1885, he tried selling fried meatballs at the Outagamie County fair, but customers found them hard to eat while walking around the fair, so Nagreen flattened it and made it into a sandwich he called the "hamburger". (Seymour is home to the Hamburger Hall of Fame and the world's largest hamburger, weighing in at 8,266 pounds [3,749 kg].)
I live 6 miles from Seymour,WI and I approved this answer. Nuff said.

Answer 5

i think its just name after a man name hamburger who in fact invented the burger or maybe it was made with ham and became way to expensive so other ppl use less grade me and associated it with the oringinal burger, eveyone had cows not all had lamb lol

Answer 6

I read somewhere (I don't remember exactly where, but anyway) that they were named after the town in which the inhabitants first started grounding the beef and making them into patties,,, which was "Hamburg".

Answer 7

The real answer is that the dude who created them created them in Hamburg Germany..so in all actuality that's where..at least that's what I've heard.

Answer 8

They r called HAM bcoz the meat is from A PIG,so it is called as HAM,but if they r not made from ham,then the people just have the habit of saying ham for everything...that's why...

Answer 9

I'll have a 1/2 pound double Ham burger everything on it extra mayo please! oh I'm sorry I thought I was speaking into the mouth of a clown . tee hee hee!

Answer 10

I don't know about ham(bugers), but hamburgers are really neat sandwiches from Hamburg.

Answer 11

Because they were first served in Hamburg Germany.