Why is a hamburger called a hamburger if there is no ham in it?!
Question: hmmm.... i wonder
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Answers: hmmm.... i wonder
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...most likely because a "sandwich" is called a "sandwich" but doesn't have any "sand" in it and wasn't made by a "witch"...It was invented by the Earl Of Sandwich England, way back when... Why do "we" drive on a "Parkway" and park in a "Driveway"...? Why do "we" call them "buildings" when they are already "built"..? ...did you "know", "no" that ?
Psst! Here's a clue:
Hamburg, Germany
Good question... I have not the slightest clue!
Nor does a hot dog contain dog. at least I hope not.
well i believe hamburger was an old wooden ship back in the civil war days
it was created in or around hamburg, Germany
Hamburgers have to do with Hamburg, Germany
yeah.......... it should be called a beef burger, and why is a hot dog,, named that?
It's cause Ronald McDonald is dumb
because the ham on the burger did a runner lol
The short answer is that it came from Hamburg, Germany. And that is just plain weird when you think about it, because the frankfurter (a.k.a. the hot dog) came from Frankfurt, Germany. One can only imagine why French Fries beat out German Fries...
Name came from Hamburg Germany when immigrants came to america and cooked ground meat
The hamburger was named after it's place of creation, Hamburg, Germany.
Because it is named after a town, or maybe it's named after the Earl of Hamburg.
Hamburger comes from Hamburg, Germany.
In Europe, cities have traditional sausages, the way a state has a bird, flower, etc. The butchers of the town would get together and come up with a recipe. Some "sausages" are smaller (like hotdog sized), some are larger and are traditionally sliced and eaten on sliced bread. Some are served cooked, some served cold.
Perhaps you have heard of the sausage from Bolognia, Itally, which we call "Boloney". Capacola Italy is known for a ham based "sausage". "Wurst" is German for sausage. Sometimes when names get translated into other languages, the names get "bastardized" (altered a bit). You've probably heard of "Bratwurst" from Brattenberg Germany (commonly just called a "Brat" here in the U.S.A.). Sometimes two different cities independantly hit on the same, or similar, recipies. The sausage of Vienna (called Wien by the locals) WienWurst, basterdized in English as the "Wiener" has a lot of similarities to the sauage from Frankfurt, the "frankfurter" (technically, a weiner is made of beef, and the frankfurter is made of pork). In English we use Weiner, Frankfurter and Hot Dog (which stems from Coney Island, New York, U.S.A.) interchangably.
Well the "sausage" from Hamburg was made largely of ground beef, with such exotic spices as salt and pepper. It was originally wrapped in a casing (like the ineatable red casing that comes on some boloneys, which was removed before cooking). It was sliced thick, and grilled. Traditionally it is servered with a fried egg on top. We have simplified the "Hamburger", loosing the egg, and typically not adding salt, pepper, etc.
Technically, the sandwhich should be "HamburgWurst". A "Hamburger" would be a person from Hamburg. Germans sometimes have a hard time ordrering a "Hamberger" at McDonnalds without a little giggle.
Omigosh! My friends and I had that discussion the other day at lunch! We were trying to figure out different answers and here's what I came up with: People eat like pigs, so they call it a hamburger. That's the best I could come up with other than the fact that people might've thought they were eating ham and not beef. Spotted pig!
Hamburg, Germany!
They used to be made of ham... but ducks were better.
Son On christmas... they run free squirting Ketchup on everyone...
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because of the genuine taste that any hamburger, ham or no ham gives. this again my friend is regardless of whats in it.
from hamburg Germany where it was made
A wiener (otherwise known as a hot dog) is called that because it was a sausage that was first popular in Vienna, Austria, called Wien by the people there. Similarly, a Hamburger (a person from the city of Hamburg, Germany) ate ground beef, so that became known as a Hamburger's meat or a Hamburger. So, no ham, but from the city Hamburg.
Why is a Pizza called a Pizza? There is no Pizz in it either.
Ok so since it came from Hamburg, Germany, why is it an american food?
And Kevin J, a pizza is called a Pizza because it is an Italian food, Pizza means pie or something like that. Hence the term ''Pizza Pie''
Because with out people knowing they have secretly been putting Ham mixed in with the Burger in the Meat Dept. of the Grocery Stores ....shhhhhhh i got fired from a grocery store meat dept .....and i was supoose to go to my grave with that