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Hamburger

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A hamburger, often called a burger, consists of a patty of pan-fried or grilled ground meat, typically beef, placed inside a sliced bun, sesame seed bun, or bread roll. The patty is often served with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, bacon, or chilis, and can be topped with condiments such as ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, relish, or a special sauce often based on Thousand Island dressing. A burger topped with cheese is called a cheeseburger, and under some definitions a hamburger is itself considered a type of sandwich.

Facts
Disputed
Origin Region
United States (disputed) 2
Invention is attributed to several different people and places in the United States, and Germany is also cited.
Classification
Course
Snack or Street Food 1
Dietary Suitability
Contains Meat or Poultry 2
Origin Period, From (Year)
from 1920 3
Connections

In Cuisine

Source Hamburger (Wikipedia)

Uses Ingredient

Bread, Ingredients
Source Hamburger (Wikidata)
Source Hamburger (Wikidata)
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1. Hamburger (Wikidata)
  • P31 (instance of): Snack or street food
    Snack or street food
  • Uses Ingredient: Ground Meat, Infobox main_ingredient field: Ground meat, bread
  • Uses Ingredient: Bread, Infobox main_ingredient field: Ground meat, bread
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2. Hamburger, Wikipedia
  • History
    The invention of hamburgers is attributed to various people, including Charlie Nagreen, Frank and Charles Menches, Oscar Weber Bilby, Fletcher Davis, and Louis Lassen.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburger (dietary-suitability)
    These patties are often served with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, bacon, or chilis, together in the bun or roll.
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3. Hamburger (Wikipedia)
  • Quote
    Use of the term "steakburger" dates to the 1920s in the United States.
  • In Cuisine: German Cuisine, Wikipedia category list
Wikidata: Hamburger
Wikidata Q6663, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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