Why are hamburgers called hamburgers when they are made from beef and not ham?
36-40, F
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Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
Americans misappropriating a German word.
Originally a Hamburger steak was a German dish.
Based on a Russian dish known as steak tartare. Which, incidentally, was eaten raw !
Germans emigrating to the USA back in the 19th century often left from the port of Hamburg and the journey taking so long, often tried to cook the meat anyway they could to prevent it going off during the journey.
So one theory goes.
Another suggests it gained popularity as Germans began selling them cooked on an open fire at the World's Fair in St.Louis in 1904
Originally a Hamburger steak was a German dish.
Based on a Russian dish known as steak tartare. Which, incidentally, was eaten raw !
Germans emigrating to the USA back in the 19th century often left from the port of Hamburg and the journey taking so long, often tried to cook the meat anyway they could to prevent it going off during the journey.
So one theory goes.
Another suggests it gained popularity as Germans began selling them cooked on an open fire at the World's Fair in St.Louis in 1904
Crazychick · 36-40, F
@Picklebobble2 So the word "burger" is German, is it? It still doesn't explain why hamburgers aren't made from ham, even in Hamburg.