Hamburger

A hamburger is a popular food. It has a cooked meat patty made from ground beef. This patty goes between a round bread called a bun. People add cheese, lettuce, tomato, onions, and sauces such as ketchup or mustard. Everyone can pick their favorite toppings.

The word "hamburger" comes from Hamburg, a city in Germany. Long 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.

In the United States, hamburgers became very popular. They were easy to make and tasted good. People started selling them at food stands and small shops. One of the first times they sold hamburgers was at a fair in Connecticut in 1900.

Fast food restaurants helped make 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.

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.

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 grill or pan, put it on the bun, and add your toppings.

Fun fact : The biggest hamburger ever made weighed over 907 kilograms. That is as heavy as a small car!