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A '''hamburger''' (or '''burger''') is a sandwich invented in and identified with America and the basis of a large [[fast food]] industry. There are many variations, but the typical burger comprises a bun containing a patty of ground, cooked beef. The burger is often typically served with some combination of relish, mustard, ketchup, cheese, lettuce, pickle and potato chips. The bun is usually toasted or warmed. It can be eaten with one hand while driving a car.  [[Image:Burger-Lansbury.jpg|thumb|260px|Actress Angela Lansbury 1954]]  

A '''hamburger''' (or '''burger''') is a sandwich that originated in Hamburg, [[Germany]] and is identified with America and the basis of a large [[fast food]] industry. There are many variations, but the typical burger comprises a bun containing a patty of ground, cooked beef. The burger is often typically served with some combination of relish, mustard, ketchup, cheese, lettuce, pickle and potato chips. The bun is usually toasted or warmed. It can be eaten with one hand while driving a car.  [[Image:Burger-Lansbury.jpg|thumb|260px|Actress Angela Lansbury 1954]]  

==Variations==

==Variations==

==Origins==

==Origins==

The word "hamburger" refers to the German city of Hamburg, which once enjoyed prosperous commerce with the Baltic Provinces in Russia, where shredded raw meat (now called "steak tartare") was popular.<ref>''The American Heritage Cookbook and Illustrated History of American Eating & Drinking'', Vol. 2, page 492</ref> Around 1900, a popular meal in the United States was "Salisbury steak," cooked, ground steak, which was promoted by a food faddist named Dr. J. H. Salisbury as a cure for innumerable ailments. At some point in the late 19th or early 20th century the modern hamburger, that is cooked patties within a roll, made their first appearance in the United States, although exactly where and when is still debated. 

The word "hamburger" refers to the German city of Hamburg, which once enjoyed prosperous commerce with the Baltic Provinces in Russia, where shredded raw meat (now called "steak tartare") was popular.<ref>''The American Heritage Cookbook and Illustrated History of American Eating & Drinking'', Vol. 2, page 492</ref> Around 1900, a popular meal in the United States was "Salisbury steak," cooked, ground steak, which was promoted by a food faddist named Dr. J. H. Salisbury as a cure for innumerable ailments.

Many cultures over the centuries have cooked finely chopped or ground meats in shapes such as meatballs, patties, or steaks, often flavored with other ingredients. The ''Larousse Gastronomique'', for instance, gives a half-dozen Hungarian, German, and Austrian recipes for what it calls ''Keftedes'', all translated as variations on "hamburgers".<ref>''Larousse Gastronomique'', page 485</ref>   

Many cultures over the centuries have cooked finely chopped or ground meats in shapes such as meatballs, patties, or steaks, often flavored with other ingredients. The ''Larousse Gastronomique'', for instance, gives a half-dozen Hungarian, German, and Austrian recipes for what it calls ''Keftedes'', all translated as variations on "hamburgers".<ref>''Larousse Gastronomique'', page 485</ref>