I am not a very big fan of Burgers. When I was young, my mum told me that the patty in the bun was a squashed sausage!!
Burger Facts
- Hamburgers got their name from Hamburg, Germany where a cut of beef called the Hamburg steak is from. This evolved into what we now know as the hamburger.
- During WWI, the US Gov’t tried to rename hamburgers as ‘liberty sandwiches.’
- In 1921, Walter A Anderson (a short order cook) and E.W. Ingram (an insurance exec) founded White Castle, the oldest burger chain, in Wichita, Kansas. Their first burger sold for a nickel.
- The Big Mac was introduced in 1968 and sold for 49 cents
- Americans consume 13 billion hamburgers a year, enough to circle the earth 32 times.
- Black Bear Resort Casino, located in Minnesota, holds the world record for the biggest burger. It weighs in at 2,014 pounds and is 10 ft in diameter.
- PETA once offered the town of Hamburg, NY $15,000 to change their name to Veggieburg!!!
Burger Joke
Q. Can a hamburger marry a hot dog?
A. Only if they have a very frank relationship!
Lots Of Burger Pictures!
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