The history of hamburgers



Hamburgers first appeared in the 19th or early 20th century in America.The traditional hamburger is only two pieces of bread, with some beef and lettuce in the middle. Today's hamburgers are more accessorized, with onions, ketchup and sliced pickles. Hamburger are now considered culinary items in the united states, along with fried chicken and apple pie. You are probably asking, "Why hamburger when it is made of beef?" Well, when it says ham, it has nothing to do with the ham we eat! Here is how the name developed! When a group of Germans traveled to Asia, they noticed how the locals put their meat in between their saddle, so the beef would be softened for later consumption. The Germans bought the idea back to their home, in Hamburg. From there on it was called Hamburgs meat. When German immigrants in America told the Americans their recipe, the Americans changed it into hamburgers, with the idea that the bread would be the saddle, squashing the meat in the middle!  Even though this is a VERY random topic, I am sure you have learnt something today, and if that is true, then my work is done!