Why is a hambuger call a hambuger if it don't have ham in it?

Question

Stack come from cows , so call it stack!
Cupcake are in the form of little cake !
But why on earth do we call a hambuger a hambuger if it don't even have ham in it! And it don't come from pigs, it come from cows. And a hambuger don't look like a pig either! So why do we call them Hambugers???

Answer 1

Hamburg is a city in Germany where the ground beef patty became famous, so it is called a "Hamburger patty". You can call it a ground beef patty if it bothers you.
Just because a bigger word has the syllable "ham" in it, doesn't mean it has to do with ham. A hammock hasn't got any ham in it either, the syllable is just part of a bigger word.

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

Because it originated in the city of Hamburg, Germany.

Answer 4

Because they come from Hamburg,Germany

Answer 5

it was named after the german town of hamburg, where it originated

Answer 6

I really don't know but I'm looking forward to the answer's you get. I'm glad you asked as NOW you have me wondering! Good question!!!!!!!

Answer 7

it was born in Hamburg, Germany........ same question with why does corned beef called corned beef if it dont have corn in it???!!!!

Answer 8

it was originally called humbuger.