Burgers were invented in America
Burgers were invented in America
Burgers were invented in America.
Now sure, the Hamburger is named after Hamburg in Germany. However, the German version is actually the Hamburg steak. In other words, the meat patty. And a patty does not a burger make.
America was the country that put the bun on the hamburger. This, in drag's opinion, is when the Hamburg steak became the "burger". A new word, losing the ham and becoming what would be translated from German as "The people's meal". An apt description for the American burger.
I believe the oldest recipe for a burger was from the roman empire. It was sold by food carts/street vendors, and was a version of fast food.
It was ground up meat, mixed with spices, cooked on a hot plate, and served between 2 bits of bread/roll. That sounds quite burger like to me.
Proof:
A nothingburger, being devoid of any and all resemblance to a Hamburg steak, is still a burger.
Ergo, the "burgerness" of a hamburger shares nothing but a name with the eponymous steak.
Q.E.D.
I think what you mean to say is "fast food" comes from America.
"In the mid-1700s, “The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy” by Hannah Glasse carried a “Hamburgh sausages” recipe, which was served on toasted bread. In Germany, a meat patty on bread called Rundstück Warm was popular by at least 1869."
A rundstück warm I got at a bazaar in Germany was one of my favorite things I've ever eaten, but I wouldn't call it a type of burger, nor the meat inside a patty
Next you're going to tell me French fries arent from France
The burger comes from Germany but was adapted and popularised through the USA.
But seriously nationalities are stupid enough, we don't need to start giving passports to foods.
I can't upvote this because drag's argument was too convincing lol
In all my time I spent in Hamburg I have never seen anyone claiming they'd serve a genuine Hamburger or something along those lines. Neither have I seen anyone else in Germany do so.
The closest German food to a hamburger would be a "Bulette im Brötchen". Which is much closer to a big meatball than a typical burger patty. And nobody calls them "Hamburger".
So I'm actually more inclined to believe that the hamburger got its name from Hamburg in the USA.
Edit: Similar to "German Chocolate Cake" which is also not found anywhere in Germany because it was invented by an American named German.
