A hamburger is a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground meat generally placed inside a sliced bread roll. Hamburgers are often provide with lettuce, bacon, tomato, onion, pickles, cheese and condiments such as mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup and relish. The hamburger has reach widespread recognition and has proliferated worldwide. The term hamburger or burger can also be practical to the meat patty on its own, particularly in the UK where the term "patty" is never used, although the period "hamburger" is rarely used in the Commonwealth countries unless referring to a menu article of an American restaurant.
The term hamburger initially derives from Hamburg, Germany's second largest city, from where several emigrated to America. In high German, "Burg" means fortified settlement or prepared refuge; and is a widespread part of placenames. At $499, the world's largest hamburger commercially accessible, tips the scales at 185.8 pounds and is on the menu at Mallie's Sports Grill & Bar in Southgate, Michigan. It is called the "Absolutely Ridiculous Burger", which take about 12 hours to organize. It was cooked and adjudicate on 30 May 2009.
The term hamburger initially derives from Hamburg, Germany's second largest city, from where several emigrated to America. In high German, "Burg" means fortified settlement or prepared refuge; and is a widespread part of placenames. At $499, the world's largest hamburger commercially accessible, tips the scales at 185.8 pounds and is on the menu at Mallie's Sports Grill & Bar in Southgate, Michigan. It is called the "Absolutely Ridiculous Burger", which take about 12 hours to organize. It was cooked and adjudicate on 30 May 2009.
| Name | Hamburger |
| Place of origin | United States, Germany |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredient(s) | Ground beef, bread |
