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hamburger
food
Also known as: Salisbury steak, Vienna steak, burger, hamburg steak
cheeseburger and fries
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Arts & Culture
- Also called:
- burger
- Related Topics:
- meat
- sandwich
- chopped beef
- cheeseburger
- ground beef
hamburger, ground beef. The term is applied variously to (1) a patty of ground beef, sometimes called hamburg steak, Salisbury steak, or Vienna steak, (2) a sandwich consisting of a patty of ground beef served within a split bread roll, with various garnishes, or (3) the ground beef itself, which is used as a base in many sauces, casseroles, terrines, and the like. Hamburger sandwiches are a staple of fast food and commonly served with french fries. The origin of hamburger is unknown, but the hamburger patty and sandwich were probably brought by 19th-century German immigrants to the United States, ...(100 of 333 words)