why do they call it a hamburger since it's made from beef not ham?

Answer 1

because it was invented in hamburg, germany

Answer 2

I believe the idea originated in Hamburg, Germany. However, early hamburgers were often a mixture of meats including ground beef and ground pork rather like a sausage patty.

Answer 3

It was originaly made in Hamburg Germany and the first variations were made of ham until it was considered unhealthy so they changed it to Beef.

Answer 4

Many dishes or foods are named after the city of it's origin. The hamburger is from Hamburg Germany. The frankfurter (hot dog) is from Frankfurt Germany.

Answer 5

Our famous hamburger originated in Hamburg, Germany. It is named for the city not the type of meat. Just as Buffalo Wings, as they were started in Buffalo, New York.

Answer 6

made in Hamburg, Germany

Answer 7

First made in "Hamburg Germany"

Answer 8

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

Answer 9

It was invented in Hamburg, Germany?

Answer 10

"Hamburger" is Hamburg Germany