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Hamburger - Food and Drinks
beginnerRead fun and easy passages about fast food to help you learn English while exploring burgers, pizza, and more!
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Hamburger
Read a short passage about how a simple sandwich of beef and bread became a global favorite.
A hamburger is a popular food. It has a beef patty. A patty is a flat and round piece of cooked meat. This patty goes between a round bread called a bun. Hamburger usually has toppings like cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions, and sauces like ketchup or mustard. Everyone can add their favorite toppings.
Una hamburguesa es un alimento popular. Tiene una empanada de carne de res. Una empanada es un trozo de carne cocida plana y redonda. Esta empanada va entre un pan redondo llamado panecillo. La hamburguesa suele tener toppings como queso, lechuga, tomate, cebollas y salsas como ketchup o mostaza. Todos pueden agregar sus toppings favoritos.
The word "hamburger" comes from Hamburg, a city in Germany. A long time ago, people there made a meal with ground beef and called it a Hamburg steak. Some Germans brought this food idea to the United States when they moved there.
La palabra "hamburguesa" proviene de Hamburgo, una ciudad en Alemania. Hace mucho tiempo, la gente allí preparaba una comida con carne molida y la llamaba bistec de Hamburgo. Algunos alemanes llevaron esta idea de comida a los Estados Unidos cuando se mudaron allí.
In the United States, hamburgers became very popular. They were easy to make and they tasted good. People started to sell them at food stands and small shops. One of the first times they sold hamburgers was at an event in Connecticut in 1900.
En los Estados Unidos, las hamburguesas se volvieron muy populares. Eran fáciles de hacer y sabían bien. La gente comenzó a venderlas en puestos de comida y pequeñas tiendas. Una de las primeras veces que se vendieron hamburguesas fue en un evento en Connecticut en 1900.
Fast food restaurants made hamburgers even more popular. These restaurants could make hamburgers quickly and sell them for a low price. Now, people all over the world eat hamburgers.
Los restaurantes de comida rápida hicieron que las hamburguesas fueran aún más populares. Estos restaurantes podían hacer hamburguesas rápidamente y venderlas a un precio bajo. Ahora, personas de todo el mundo comen hamburguesas.
Eating a hamburger at a restaurant is fun. There are many kinds of hamburgers. Some are simple; others have many toppings and special sauces. You can choose what you like.
Comer una hamburguesa en un restaurante es divertido. Hay muchos tipos de hamburguesas. Algunas son simples; otras tienen muchos ingredientes y salsas especiales. Puedes elegir lo que te gusta.
You can also make hamburgers at home. You need ground beef, a bun, and any toppings you like. Cooking a hamburger is easy. You cook the beef on a pan, then put it on the bun, and add your toppings.
También puedes hacer hamburguesas en casa. Necesitas carne molida, un pan y cualquier aderezo que te guste. Cocinar una hamburguesa es fácil. Cocinas la carne en una sartén, luego la pones en el pan y agregas tus aderezos.
Fun fact : The biggest hamburger ever made weighed more than 1000 kilograms. That is almost the weight of a little car!
Dato curioso: La hamburguesa más grande jamás hecha pesó más de 1000 kilogramos. ¡Eso es casi el peso de un coche pequeño!
1. Hamburger
Fast Food
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What is a hamburger made of?
Chicken and rice
Bread and cheese
A beef patty and a bun
Fish and pasta
Where does the word "hamburger" come from?
Paris, France
Hamburg, Germany
Rome, Italy
New York, USA
Put the steps of making a hamburger in order:
Match the words to their meanings:
Complete the table with the correct word:
Topping | |
Sauce | |
Meat |
Which one is TRUE?
Hamburgers were first made in Japan.
Hamburgers are only eaten in the United States.
The biggest hamburger ever made weighed more than 1000 kg.
People cannot make hamburgers at home.
Which one is FALSE?
Hamburgers are only made with chicken.
Fast food restaurants made hamburgers popular.
People can add different toppings to their hamburgers.
Hamburgers can be cooked at home.
