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Why do they call it hamburger when it's a beef burger?
5 0 ReplyBecause it's an evolution of the Hamburg steak, which was named for the city of Hamburg.
9 0 ReplyAlso: doesn't the word "burger" stem from the word "hamburger"?
4 0 ReplyNo, no, it stems from hambourgeois!
5 0 ReplyYep.
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TIL. For the longest of times I just assumed it was literally ham and never even considered ordering it from a menu!
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Because you ham in the burger out hot eat the burger
6 0 ReplyAre you having an aneurysm
4 0 ReplyA modification of a published Garfield comic:
https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/104/213/091.png
5 0 ReplyAh, thanks for the reference.
2 0 ReplyFor reference, the original:
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Hamburg > Hamburger
Frankfurt > Frankfurter
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