A Brief History Of Hamburgers

By Mr. Lew, Burger Expert for the Menuism Burger Blog

In 2012, the hamburger is prominently woven in the fabric of our day-to-day lives. Whether it be in your local family restaurant, your fast food favorites, or your higher end sit-down establishment, the hamburger has a place everywhere. It wasn't always so. When looking at the history of the hamburger, a few key dates defined its role in modern society.

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A Brief History of Hamburgers originally published on the Menuism Dining Blog.

Mr. Lew is a high school teacher from Montreal, Quebec. In 2009, after trying Montreal's supposed best burger, he decided to see what else was out there. So, every week, a new burger was added to the Great Burger Search. Since then, Mr. Lew has tried more than 100 burgers in cities across Canada, and hopes to one day expand to the rest of North America. Since Mr. Lew is part Chinese, the search isn't limited only to great burgers, but to other types of cuisine that makes Montreal one of the greatest culinary cities in the world.

Sources: The Hamburger Through Time, Hamburger History

 

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Comments

[JRog056]

09:56 AM on 02/02/2012

When I have to decide to get a hot dog or a hamburger, I'll get a cheese steak.

[LibertarianCentrist]

09:42 AM on 02/02/2012

If any of you want to try something amazing, Burger with blue cheese and Bacon, with sliced black truffle on top. It's freaking incredible....

[wandering girl]

12:01 AM on 02/02/2012

I would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.

[yappnmutt]

07:04 PM on 02/01/2012

history of the hamburger-. mold ground beef into some flattened shape. cook equally on both sides just past medium rare. put cooked patty on some kinda bread. add any condiment you want.enclose sandwich with another peice of bread. eat it. say that was was a good burger. have another one.

[Jude Arsenault]

10:05 AM on 02/01/2012

have a look at what your food and clothes are made from.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce4DJh-L7Ys&oref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.ca%2Furl%3Fsa%3Dt&rct=j&q=earthlings+youtube&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCsQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dce4DJh-L7Ys&ei=0ooXT6PGEaaPiAKAyOidCA&usg=AFQjCNEuGq-K8177cTj1esqDF-hXczzYVg

[Jude Arsenault]

10:20 AM on 02/01/2012

and here is what eating cows can do to you:
http://video.rol.ro/forks-over-knives-55557.htm

and here is what it is doing to the planet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evJaPhau74s&feature=share

[wandering girl]

12:00 AM on 02/02/2012

and here is how much I care: -->0

[plusszdiva]

07:48 AM on 02/01/2012

There's more to the burger than it's fast history.

[glitterik]

06:21 AM on 02/01/2012

All texans consider hamburgers their own separate food group. There are artisan burgers everywhere here. It's more than a sandwich in Texas, it's an art form. Yum!

[pepper1311]

03:09 AM on 02/01/2012

HP again pushing agenda.

[Greg 135]

01:11 AM on 02/01/2012

No mention of the Menches Brothers in Akron, Ohio who claim to have invented the hamburger.

[Al Schrader]

07:23 AM on 02/09/2012

Actually, was my ancesters in Hamburg, Germany that invented hamburger.
What a lot of people don't know is, it's just a tiny part of a much bigger picture which includes Bratwursts, Kassler Ripchen, Weiswursts, Knockwursts, crispy-crunchy potato pancakes, Sauerbratten, beef goulash, Frankfurters with Bavarian mustard, and a lot more....Alfie-

[Sampaguita Casumpang]

12:43 AM on 02/01/2012

nice to eat....

[grailknight]

12:37 AM on 02/01/2012

The picture on the food page leading to this story isn't a hamburger. It''s a meat ball on bun.

[MissFrijole]

10:26 PM on 01/31/2012

That White Castle burger looked horrendous!!! EW!!!! No thanks. I will stick with homemade patties.

[Doug Hendrickson]

09:33 AM on 02/01/2012

White Castle is one of those things...either you love them, or the very thought of them makes you sick. I don't know that I've ever met someone who'd actually eaten a White Castle who was neutral on them lol.

Personally, I get a craving for them a few times a year...and when the craving hits, there's NOTHING else that will do.

[stjoshy]

09:58 PM on 01/31/2012

i neeeeed to go to louies lunch someday before i leave this earth

[SockMuppet1]

08:59 PM on 01/31/2012

What I want to know is why it's called a "hamburger," since it neither contains any ham nor is it a German ubran-dweller ("Burger")....

[Doug Hendrickson]

09:34 AM on 02/01/2012

Because it's German origin was from the city of Hamburg? Least that's always been my guess.

[dresdengirl]

07:42 PM on 02/01/2012

You are correct.

[osofar]

08:50 PM on 01/31/2012

The Chinese invented the hamburger.