2007-02-27 07:55:37 · 15 answers · asked by kate s 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Good question!! And y do they taste like cardboard? And y r they never as big as they look on the adverts?....etc, etc, etc!!!
2007-02-27 07:59:37 · answer #1 · answered by vwsal22 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With the wave of German immigrants to the United States in the 1800's the word "Hamburg Steak" or "hamburger" began appearing on menus, but they always referred to ground beef patties served on a plate -- no bun, no pickles, no mustard, no lettuce, no mayo. To serve the "hamburger" as a sandwich, well, somebody had to think that up, or rather, cook that up.
The Sandwich
WHO COOKED THAT UP?
J.J. wonders
The origin of the name "sandwich" reminds me of a favorite riddle of my brother's when he was about seven or eight years old.
"If you were stranded on a desert island, what would you eat?"
The answer: "The sand which is there."
Although the sandwich has nothing to do with sand, it still has a vague connection with island life, because the Hawai'ian Islands were once called "The Sandwich Islands." They were named for the very same person for whom the sandwich that we eat was named, John Montagu (1718-1792), the Fourth Earl of Sandwich
2007-02-27 16:08:43 · answer #2 · answered by trippedupbyyourmother 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Americans took up the word Burger from the German immigrants who went to America to live ,in Germany they make small beef patties which they call ferkindella, a lot of the Germans came from Hamburg so hence ham burger.
2007-02-27 16:40:07 · answer #3 · answered by jilltrex 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the first Hamburgers were actually made in Hamburg, Germany. The full word was Hamburger Steak but we shortened it to Hamburger.
2007-02-27 16:03:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because hamburgers were named after Hamburg, Germany. It has nothing to do with having ham in them
2007-02-27 16:31:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because someone in Hamburg invented them.
2007-02-27 16:00:38 · answer #6 · answered by Charlie Farnes Barnes 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know, yo yo yo. Why don't u go axe yo' homies down in da hood and maybe dey can answer yo' question fo' you.
While you're at it, maybe you can learn to speak (and write) proper English.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburger#Precursors_and_origins
2007-02-27 16:39:21 · answer #7 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hamburgers are another word for all burgers.
2007-02-27 15:59:27 · answer #8 · answered by Baconlover 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The company that supplies McDonalds with meat is called 100% beef... so techically they are made with 100% beef... very very sneaky
2007-02-27 16:01:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
hamburgers were first made in a town named hamburg.i have no idea how iknow this...but i do.
2007-02-27 16:08:32 · answer #10 · answered by emmers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋