To this day, we do not know who first thought of putting a slice of ground beef into a split bun. The burger first captivated America and subsequently a large part of the rest of the world. And how did the famous name Hamburger come about?
Legends say that it was named after the German port city of Hamburg, where as early as the 19th century, locals enjoyed quality beef. Mostly in the form of patties of ground, seasoned, and roasted meat. Germans who decided to move to America then took this recipe with them and gradually opened their own restaurants with this delicacy in large cities in the USA.
The success was supported by the fact that from the mid-19th century, American factories began to hire many immigrants from Europe, working day and night. Hungry employees then had to hurry with their meals, and carts with fast food began to offer hamburgers for a quick bite.
In 1921, Billy Ingram and Walter Anderson opened the first fast food with hamburgers in Kansas, and in the 1940s, the McDonald brothers opened the first drive-in burger bar in San Bernardino, California. In fact, the popularity of the most popular chain serving burgers worldwide is not entirely due to the McDonald brothers.
Behind it all, we find almost-Czech Ray Kroc, whose Czech father settled in American Chicago. It was he who bought the successful fast food from the McDonalds and popularized it into its current form.
Today, the burger is one of the most versatile dishes on the planet, and you can encounter a variety of its variations, such as chicken, salmon, turkey, rice, vegetable, or lentil. You will find it both in popular fast foods and on the plates of premium restaurants.
