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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Why do they call it hamburger when it's a beef burger?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Because it's an evolution of the Hamburg steak, which was named for the city of Hamburg.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Also: doesn't the word "burger" stem from the word "hamburger"?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

No, no, it stems from hambourgeois!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

TIL. For the longest of times I just assumed it was literally ham and never even considered ordering it from a menu!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Because you ham in the burger out hot eat the burger

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Ah, thanks for the reference.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Hamburg > Hamburger

Frankfurt > Frankfurter