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minus-square@blackn1ght@feddit.uklinkfedilink5•25 days agoWhy do they call it hamburger when it’s a beef burger?
minus-squareVindictiveJudgelinkfedilinkEnglish9•25 days agoBecause it’s an evolution of the Hamburg steak, which was named for the city of Hamburg.
minus-square@Prunebutt@slrpnk.netlinkfedilink4•25 days agoAlso: doesn’t the word “burger” stem from the word “hamburger”?
minus-square@blackn1ght@feddit.uklinkfedilink2•25 days agoTIL. For the longest of times I just assumed it was literally ham and never even considered ordering it from a menu!
minus-square@Ibaudia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish6•25 days agoBecause you ham in the burger out hot eat the burger
minus-square@DerisionConsulting@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish5•25 days agoA modification of a published Garfield comic: https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/104/213/091.png
minus-squareVindictiveJudgelinkfedilinkEnglish1•25 days agoFor reference, the original: https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1986/07/13
minus-square@ILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilink1•25 days agoHamburg > Hamburger Frankfurt > Frankfurter
Why do they call it hamburger when it’s a beef burger?
Because it’s an evolution of the Hamburg steak, which was named for the city of Hamburg.
Also: doesn’t the word “burger” stem from the word “hamburger”?
No, no, it stems from hambourgeois!
Yep.
TIL. For the longest of times I just assumed it was literally ham and never even considered ordering it from a menu!
Because you ham in the burger out hot eat the burger
Are you having an aneurysm
A modification of a published Garfield comic:
https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/104/213/091.png
Ah, thanks for the reference.
For reference, the original:
https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1986/07/13
Hamburg > Hamburger
Frankfurt > Frankfurter