I am losing sleep over it. The whole world eats them. Some say, it's the only culinary contribution the US has given to the rest of the world.

Has it anything to do with the German city of Hamburg? Has it anything to do with Ham? Burger? In German, the word means "citizen". (Eating citizens)?

Seeking enlightenment, I called the White House. The answer was clear: "The Hamburger was invented by Donald J. Trump".

I found this answer less than satisfactory. But never mind, what comes from the oval office is the law.

Hamberger was invented in Thailand

Probably origins unknown or disputed.

But there is a town called Hamburg in New York, US.

19 minutes ago, swissie said:

I am losing sleep over it. The whole world eats them. Some say, it's the only culinary contribution the US has given to the rest of the world.

Has it anything to do with the German city of Hamburg? Has it anything to do with Ham? Burger? In German, the word means "citizen". (Eating citizens)?

Seeking enlightenment, I called the White House. The answer was clear: "The Hamburger was invented by Donald J. Trump".

I found this answer less than satisfactory. But never mind, what comes from the oval office is the law.

And President Trump gives you a big thumbs up to your assessment, good job.

German origins of which was just a boring slab of meat. Thanks to the great American ingenuity put the slab of meat between a couple of slices of bread and it is what is commonly known today as the hamburger.

17 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Hamberger was invented in Thailand

This is an "eye opener". I thought that the only invention coming from Thailand was "prostitution".😄

I actually looked into this years ago.

While travelling through Germany I gained access to a little-known archive beneath Hamburg Town Hall. After several hours of research, two steins of lager, and a misunderstanding involving a hot barmaid and a bratwurst, I uncovered the truth.

The hamburger was indeed named after Hamburg, but not for the reason most people think.

In the 14th century Hamburg was plagued by a man called Klaus Burger - a long distant relative of Johannes Christian Trump, a resident of the small German village of Kallstadt - the village idiot in the village from where all the idiots from the villages missing their idiot ended up.

Every time something went catastrophically wrong, the townsfolk would throw up their hands and shout: "Ach... Burger!"

A farmer marries his cousin only to discover she's already married to another cousin? The double Burger - yes, thats another origin.

Eventually local taverns began serving a cheap pile of minced meat between two slices of bread. It was messy, questionable, and usually regretted the following morning. Naturally, they named it after Klaus.

The "ham" part was added centuries later when an English tourist overheard "Hamburg Burger" after fourteen pints and assumed it contained ham. Nobody corrected him because Germany had already spent several hundred years trying, unsuccessfully, to explain things to the British and they didn't want to get head butted.

So that explains the Whitehouse link, the claim Trump's invented is only partially accuratel

And now, according to recently declassified documents, highlighting a generational link - he [Trump] did not invent the hamburger. He merely increased its diameter by 40%, renamed it the Freedom Burger, and insisted it was the greatest burger ever created, perhaps in human history, many people are saying it.

Then America gave the world the Smashed Burger - Historians remain divided on its origins, although some believe the name was inspired by a certain New York socialite who had spent many years becoming thoroughly acquainted with regularly getting on the receiving end of a good old fashioned 'smashing' before crossing paths with any future president - initially called the Melinda Burger - initially with added layers of brisket symbolising the labia majora - the beef-curtains... later adjusted to 'bacon' for that salty taste.

Later, following a highly successful labia majoraplasty, The next leap in culinary history is said to have been have pioneered - The Malinda Cream Pie was invented. According to rumour, the event was captured on a nanny-cam and subsequently locked away in the same archive as the Epstein files.

Shortly thereafter, the Cheeseburger entered the history books.

Sadly, most of the original records have disappeared. Some say they were destroyed in a fire. Others claim they are locked in a vault somewhere between the JFK files and Hunter Biden's laptop.

Either way, the official story has been flattened, repackaged and supersized beyond recognition, which, coincidentally, is also how Americans prefer their burgers and their political discourse.

The proper one with

grilled cheese

beetroot

fried egg

caramalised onions

pineapple

BBQ sauce.

...............

Australia.

Many historians seem to disagree about the origins of who invented the hamburger. Some claim the answer lies in female anatomy. Rotate the view ninety degrees and lunch starts making a lot more sense. So perhaps the hamburger was inspired by a woman, a side profile, and a very hungry observer.

3 minutes ago, BilllyGOAT said:

Many historians seem to disagree about the origins of who invented the hamburger. Some claim the answer lies in female anatomy. Rotate the view ninety degrees and lunch starts making a lot more sense. So perhaps the hamburger was inspired by a woman, a side profile, and a very hungry observer.

I thought that was a badly packed kebab.

28 minutes ago, novacova said:

German origins of which was just a boring slab of meat. Thanks to the great American ingenuity put the slab of meat between a couple of slices of bread and it is what is commonly known today as the hamburger.

Or a Sandwich, invented well before the hamburger in 1762.

8 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

I actually looked into this years ago.

While travelling through Germany I gained access to a little-known archive beneath Hamburg Town Hall. After several hours of research, two steins of lager, and a misunderstanding involving a hot barmaid and a bratwurst, I uncovered the truth.

The hamburger was indeed named after Hamburg, but not for the reason most people think.

In the 14th century Hamburg was plagued by a man called Klaus Burger - a long distant relative of Johannes Christian Trump, a resident of the small German village of Kallstadt - the village idiot in the village from where all the idiots from the villages missing their idiot ended up.

Every time something went catastrophically wrong, the townsfolk would throw up their hands and shout: "Ach... Burger!"

A farmer marries his cousin only to discover she's already married to another cousin? The double Burger - yes, thats another origin.

Eventually local taverns began serving a cheap pile of minced meat between two slices of bread. It was messy, questionable, and usually regretted the following morning. Naturally, they named it after Klaus.

The "ham" part was added centuries later when an English tourist overheard "Hamburg Burger" after fourteen pints and assumed it contained ham. Nobody corrected him because Germany had already spent several hundred years trying, unsuccessfully, to explain things to the British and they didn't want to get head butted.

So that explains the Whitehouse link, the claim Trump's invented is only partially accuratel

And now, according to recently declassified documents, highlighting a generational link - he [Trump] did not invent the hamburger. He merely increased its diameter by 40%, renamed it the Freedom Burger, and insisted it was the greatest burger ever created, perhaps in human history, many people are saying it.

Then America gave the world the Smashed Burger - Historians remain divided on its origins, although some believe the name was inspired by a certain New York socialite who had spent many years becoming thoroughly acquainted with regularly getting on the receiving end of a good old fashioned 'smashing' before crossing paths with any future president - initially called the Melinda Burger - initially with added layers of brisket symbolising the labia majora - the beef-curtains... later adjusted to 'bacon' for that salty taste.

Later, following a highly successful labia majoraplasty, The next leap in culinary history is said to have been have pioneered - The Malinda Cream Pie was invented. According to rumour, the event was captured on a nanny-cam and subsequently locked away in the same archive as the Epstein files.

Shortly thereafter, the Cheeseburger entered the history books.

Sadly, most of the original records have disappeared. Some say they were destroyed in a fire. Others claim they are locked in a vault somewhere between the JFK files and Hunter Biden's laptop.

Either way, the official story has been flattened, repackaged and supersized beyond recognition, which, coincidentally, is also how Americans prefer their burgers and their political discourse.

Instructive and hilarious at the same time. Very rare. Thanks.

9 minutes ago, emptypockets said:

Or a Sandwich, invented well before the hamburger in 1762.

Yes, by Lord Sandwich. During a garden party, he had some meat served between 2 slices of bread. Everybody loved it. The birth of the "Sandwich". But still not something that would eventually emerge as a Hamburger.