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[blackhawks]

An unsurprising answer from an authoritative source. Hamburger is as eponymous as the earl of Sandwich's 'invention'.

https://www.mcdonalds.com/gb/en-gb/help/faq/why-are-they-called-hamburgers-when-theyre-made-from-beef.html#:~:text=Excellent%20question.,salt%20and%20pepper%20after%20cooking.

Excellent question. The term 'hamburger' comes from Hamburg in Germany, where a minced beef style dish was first created. All of our burgers are made from whole cuts of 100% British and Irish beef, with nothing added except a pinch of salt and pepper after cooking. May 21, 2018

https://earlofsandwichusa.com/who-we-are/#:~:text=In%201762%2C%20John%20Montagu%2C%20the,could%20eat%20with%20his%20hands.

Two pieces of bread, un-hinged from the get go.

Did the Earl of Sandwich invent the sandwich?

In 1762, John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich®, invented the meal that changed dining forever. As the story goes, he was playing cards and did not want to leave the gaming table to eat. He asked for a serving of roast beef to be placed between two slices of bread so he could eat with his hands.

[sortagreen]

Our addition of "er" comes from the German language.

Someone or something from Hamburg, Frankfurt or Lich for instance, would be called a Hamburger, Frankfurter or Licher

For instance Pilsner is a type of pale lager. It takes its name from the Bohemian city of Plzen (German: Pilsen), where the world's first pale lager was produced in 1842 ...

A one time favorite of mine...




and they're actually owned by the Bitburger Group.