Hamburger
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A hamburger or burger is an American fast food. It's a type of sandwich with a patty of cooked ground meat between the two halves of a bun. Tomatoes, onions, cheese, salad and dips may also be added. The hamburger may be eaten without a knife and fork. It can be eaten anywhere.
Hamburgers were originally made in Germany. and are popular around the world. What we now know as a hamburger was created in the United States in the 19th century. Hamburgers appeared on menus in England and the United States in the 19th century, and became a popular food after the 1904 World's Fair.[1][2][3] What is called a hamburger throughout the world today was different than the first German hamburgers. German dishes often involved a steak or sausage between pieces of bread instead of ground meat.
Many American fast food restaurants, such as Burger King, Wendy's and McDonald's, serve hamburgers.[4]
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A cheeseburger is a hamburger that also has cheese. Hamburgers can be served with other things besides cheese, such as chili, or even guacamole.
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Even though the name has the word ham in it, it does not usually have ham, and is usually made of beef.
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- ↑ "Atlas of Popular Culture in the Northeast United States, John Harmon". Archived from the original on 2010-06-28. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
- ↑ "The World's First Hamburger". Texas Monthly. August 2009. Retrieved August 15, 2009.
- ↑ "Obituary: Charles Menches". The New York Times. October 5, 1951.
- ↑ "The largest burger chains in the U.S." Restaurant Business. Retrieved 2021-05-17.