Ground beef patties served on a bun, often with toppings like lettuce, tomato, and pickles; a popular sandwich.
Named after Hamburg, Germany, where this style of chopped beef patty originated in the 1700s. German immigrants brought the 'Hamburg steak' to America, where it became the hamburger.
The hamburger isn't actually from Hamburg originally—it came from the Slavic dish called 'steak tartare,' and German traders brought it to Hamburg where they cooked and seasoned it, then Americans made it the global icon!
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