Ever Wonder

you can call it a beefburger, but interestingly, according to wikipedia it's because it's named after the Hamburg Steak, popular in that city in germany. It got bought over to USA and gained in fame there.

Because they were originally made in Hamburg Germany.

Now the real question is if Hamburgers come from Hamburg, shouldn't Cheeseburgers come from Cheeseburg?

No, but now I am. THere are alot of things like that though. Why do they call a butterfly a butterfly when it has not butter in it? Why is a chicken fried steak called that when in reality I think it is beef that they make it with. You just never know how things get named.

Because it started in Hamburg, Germany....so they call it Hamburger.

I wonder really, should I write again that it's because of hamburg germany, or should I thank the ones who mentioned it before me??
or should I just say well ok that's smart but why do we call sandwitches so?? they got no sand in them I think!
well, the ones my little sister makes have, but she's 4

nothing just to say it is so fun to read lol, fun dicussion . Good day to you

I have always wondered that myself; I never knew they originated from Germany. Oh, and just as a side: Wikipedia may not be a credited source, but not all of it is inaccurate. There's a lot of stuff I found on Wikipedia that is pretty factual.

Here is something fun that I found:

Why is it called a "hamburger" when there is no ham in it?

Why is it "Where's the beef" when it should be where's the ham?

The answer is really quite simple: because Hamburg, Germany made the first hamburgers.

However, the history of the hamburger is actually more complicated. Who actually invented the first hamburger remains a mystery.

Some say it was a group of nomadic people called the Tartars who tenderized their beef by placing it under a horse's saddle--flattening it into a patty. Others believe it was the German immigrants who traveled to the United States during the 19th century bringing with them their favorite meal called Hamburg Style Beef-- a raw chopped, piece of beef. Some argue Americans placed the first cooked beef patty on a roll at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1921.

Although beef is the most popular meat used in hamburgers, other meats such as pork and turkey have been used.

Ever since Bob's Big Boy introduced the first double patty burger, new varieties of burgers have been created. Today people enjoy veggie burgers, turkey burgers, and quarter-pound burgers with many different toppings including lettuce, mushrooms, cheese, onions, tomatoes, ketchup, mustard, and pickles.

Hamburgers remain one of the most favorite foods among Americans today.

Ranking #1 among all restaurants with 26,000 stores in 119 countries, McDonald's serves billions of hamburgers worldwide.

Holy Hamburger!

On average, Americans eat 3 hamburgers a week.

McDonald's has sold 12 hamburgers for every person in the world.

60% of all sandwiches eaten are hamburgers.