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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•28 days agoWhy do they call it hamburger when it’s a beef burger?
minus-squareVindictiveJudgelinkfedilinkEnglish9•28 days agoBecause it’s an evolution of the Hamburg steak, which was named for the city of Hamburg.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•28 days agoAlso: doesn’t the word “burger” stem from the word “hamburger”?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•28 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@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•28 days agoBecause you ham in the burger out hot eat the burger
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•28 days agoA modification of a published Garfield comic: https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/104/213/091.png
minus-squareVindictiveJudgelinkfedilinkEnglish1•27 days agoFor reference, the original: https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1986/07/13
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