Why is it called a hamburger?

Question

shouldn't it be a beefburger?

Answer 1

Yeah good good point
When I first ordered one I thought it had ham in it
Guess I was mistaken =]
Erm I think it just sounds nicer then beefburger and that is just a burger on its own =]

Answer 2

The word "Hamburger" comes from Hamburg, Germany; the inhabitants of this city are also known as "Pork Eaters" in German. In Germany, local traditional snacks are often named after the place of origin, like the Frankfurter (also known as a hotdog), the Berliner (a jam doughnut) or Thüringer (Bratwurst). 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. However, another theory states that in Hamburg, 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 Hamburger to the United States.[

Answer 3

Word History: Because the world has eaten countless hamburgers, the origins of the name may be of interest to many. By the middle of the 19th century people in the port city of Hamburg, Germany, enjoyed a form of pounded beef called Hamburg steak. The large numbers of Germans who migrated to North America during this time probably brought the dish and its name along with them. The entrée may have appeared on an American menu as early as 1836, although the first recorded use of Hamburg steak is not found until 1884. The variant form hamburger steak, using the German adjective Hamburger meaning "from Hamburg," first appears in a Walla Walla, Washington, newspaper in 1889. By 1902 we find the first description of a Hamburg steak close to our conception of the hamburger, namely a recipe calling for ground beef mixed with onion and pepper. By then the hamburger was on its way, to be followed—much later—by the shortened form burger, used in forming cheeseburger and the names of other variations on the basic burger, as well as on its own. Hope that answers your question! :-)

Answer 4

Louis' Lunch: This New Haven, Connecticut, burger joint claims to have invented our favorite lunchtime (and dinnertime) meal in 1900. From its website: "One day in the year 1900 a man dashed into a small New Haven luncheonette and asked for a quick meal that he could eat on the run. Louis Lassen, the establishment's owner, hurriedly sandwiched a broiled beef patty between two slices of bread and sen the customer on his way, so the story goes, with America's first hamburger."

Answer 5

Started in Hamburg, Germany

Answer 6

Made in Hamburg Germany.

Answer 7

They were originally meat balls. They started to mash them flat to cook faster. Ground beef was popular with immigrants from Hamburg Germany.

When you put it all together they called it beef cooked in the Hamburg fashion. Then shortened to a Hamburger.

Answer 8

Named after "Hamburg" in Germany

Answer 9

Suposidly the idea of eating ground beef in a patty originated in Hamburg Germany.. Hence the name hamburger...

Answer 10

Because grinding up meat was popularized in Hamburg, Germany.

And for that one girl, strawberries are called that because straw is placed on top of the bushes during the winter months to keep the plants from freezing.