Why are they called hamburgers?

Answer 1

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Hamburger Trivia



May is Beef Month and also Hamburger Month. Here’s some "Hamburger Trivia Questions" collected from various sources:





1. How did the Hamburger get its name?

From the Baltic provinces of Russia in the Middle Ages where rowdy, nomadic tribes of Tartary developed a fondness for raw beef, known today as steak Tartar.
From the German trading partners of the Tartars who lived in Hamburg; they developed a taste for raw beef fried with onions, called Hamburg Steak
From German immigrants who brought "Hamburg Steak" to the US in the 1700s and 1800s.
All of the above.
Answer: all of the above.



2. Which World’s Fair did the "hamburger" create a new sensation?

Answer: Both the hamburger and ice cream cone "debuted" at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis. Both are still popular today because they meet consumer’s need for tasty, portable food.



3. What was the world’s first hamburger chain founded in 1921, in Wichita, Kansas?

Answer: The first hamburger "chain" was White Castle.



4. What is the nickname for the square, baby burgers sold at White Castle?

Answer: sliders



5. By the 1930’s hamburgers had another nickname, coming from an insatiable hamburger addict from the Popeye comic strip. What were they called?

Answer: Wimpy burgers



6. What sandwich is Amercia’s favorite, with 86% of the population ordering them in the last year?

Answer: Hamburger or cheeseburger.



7. In 1888, An English doctor prescribed three hamburger meals a day as a cure for various ailments. His name is remembered today as the name of a seasoned ground beef patty served with a gravy. The doctor’s name is:

Answer: Salisbury (as in Salisbury steak)



8. When and where did the first McDonald’s Restaurant open?

Answer: The first true McDonalds opened in 1955 in Des Plaines, Illinois, by founder Ray Kroc who had discovered a small quick-serve hamburger restaurant in California owned by Dick and Mac McDonald. The Des Plaines McDonalds is now a museum.



9. What lady made the phrase "Where’s the Beef?" popular and for what restaurant chain?

Answer: Clara Peller for Wendy’s

Answer 2

Named after Hamburg, Germany

Answer 3

How did hamburgers get their name?
Mickey D.
Under the Golden Arches

Dear Mickey D.:
The fast food favorite took a long, slow trip from Genghis Khan through Russia and Germany before arriving at McDonald's. Many cultures have created ground meat patties as quick, portable meals. But it wasn't until the early 20th century that the "hamburger steak" was put on bread and called a burger.
The name comes from Hamburg, Germany, although the food isn't a local specialty. In the 1200s, Genghis Khan's Mongol armies ate patties of raw lamb scraps, which were tenderized under the soldiers' saddles. When the Mongols invaded Russia, these snacks caught on and became known as steak tartare because Russians called the Mongols "Tartars." In the 1600s, Russia began trading with the German port of Hamburg, and steak tartare came along for the ride.

Germans cooked up the steak dish with shredded beef and local spices. This "Hamburg steak" could also be salted and smoked so it would keep during long travels. German sailors and immigrants brought it with them to the U.S. during the 1800s. "Hamburger steak" showed up on the menu of New York's Delmonico's restaurant in the 1820s or 1830s. Soon, more places offered the dish, and cookbooks gave instructions for making it at home.

In the early 1900s, several American restaurants started putting a hamburger steak between two slices of bread or inside a bun. While the claims for "home of the burger" are disputed, no one can deny that the Mongol snack with a German name fast became an American institution

Answer 4

They originated in Hamburg, Germany

Answer 5

I recall a show on the food channel saying the hamburger was introduced at a state fair, or worlds fair in the 1900s in NY. The hamburger came from some restaurant in NY, with the name Ham, the fellow that owned it.

Answer 6

A hamburger is a sandwich that contains a cooked patty of floor meat this is fried, steamed, or broiled, and is generally served with numerous condiments and toppings interior a sliced bun baked specially for this purpose. Hamburgers are often served with french fries, potato chips, or onion jewelry. Hamburger additionally refers to a cooked patty of floor beef with the aid of itself.[one million] The patty on my own is likewise ordinary as a beefburger or burger. Hamburger may additionally discuss with the beef itself.[one million] considered one of those meat could be used in boxed dinners which includes "Hamburger Helper". Hamburger is definitely a definite product from floor around and different varieties of floor meat. even with the undeniable fact that, floor beef of any style is many times generally suggested as "hamburger." A recipe calling for 'hamburger' (the non-countable noun) might require floor beef or beef replace- no longer an entire sandwich. Hamburger would not discuss with ham.

Answer 7

They originated in Hamburg, Germany, supposedly.

Answer 8

They were made in Hamburg, Germany

Answer 9

Because they are from Hamburg, Germany.

Answer 10

Someone unliked everyone that said Germany because America cant stand it that the Germany made their favourite food. The hint is in the name, Hamburg is a German city