Hamburger
A sandwich consisting of a cooked ground-meat patty (usually beef) between two pieces of bread or a bun. The modern form is most associated with the United States.
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Hamburg steak — seasoned minced beef — is known in German and Atlantic port cooking before the sandwich.
Wikipedia. (2024). Hamburger. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburger
German-American immigration and US fairs put the patty in a bun — multiple US towns claim the first hamburger.
Wikipedia. (2024). Hamburger. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburger
Mid-century chains industrialise the hamburger into a worldwide fast-food template.
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Claim: A sandwich consisting of a cooked ground-meat patty (usually beef) between two pieces of bread or a bun. The modern form is most associated with the United States.
Wikipedia. (2026). Hamburger. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburger
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