nPostednMay 28, 2015
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nTodaynwe celebrate a classic sandwich. Most commonly a ground beef patty onna bun, with varying condiments and trimmings, we recognize asnhamburgers sandwiches that use a variety of other meat patties andnveggie patties, as well.
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nThenterm hamburger comes from Germany’s second largest city,nHamburg, just as frankfurter comes from the name Frankfurt,nGermany, and wiener comes from Vienna (Wien), Austria.
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nWendon’t know exactly when and where the hamburger was invented. Therenhave been many claims and not much written or printed evidence tonback those claims. It is possible that more than one person came upnwith the idea of serving a patty made of ground beef between twonslices of bread, independently.
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| This ridiculous large burger is a 4×4, animal style, from In ‘n’ Out. |
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nWendo know that hamburgers gained national recognition in the UnitednStates at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair. In 1921, White Castle soldna large number of hamburgers in Kansas; in 1923 Kewpee began sellingnthem in Michigan; a few other restaurants began to sell hamburgers innthe late 20s and early 30s, and in 1940, the first McDonald’s openednin California.
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nAndnnow hamburgers are seen as a quintessential American sandwich,ndespite their tie to Germany and their worldwide availability.
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nHerenare some fun facts:
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nMcDonald’sn restaurants are found in 118 countries and territories around then world, with more than 35 thousand restaurants and serving more thann 68 million customers A DAY!
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| Apparently, McDonald’s isn’t a big presence in Africa…yet! |
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nInn 2001, burgers account for 40% of all sandwiches sold, and hamburgersn and cheeseburgers make up 71% of all beef servings sold inn commercial restaurants!
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| I don’t have any idea of how many “Cheeseburger Crust” pizzas Pizza Hut sold. My guess: it didn’t catch on! |
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nThen world’s largest hamburger was prepared in Minnesota in 2012. Itn weighed 2,014 lb (913.54 kg) and was topped with more than 52 poundsn of tomatoes, 50 pounds of lettuce, 60 pounds of onions, 19 pounds ofn pickles, 40 pounds of cheese, and even 16 pounds of bacon!
(Non word on how much mayo, catsup, and mustard went onto the giantn burger.)n
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| This burger is “only” a couple of hundred pounds – nowhere near the largest in the world!! |
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nIt’sneasy to celebrate National Hamburger Day! Eat some burgers!
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| My favorite hamburger is the Fig-Marmalade burger at Eureka Burger… yummm! |
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nAlsonon this date:
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Sierra Club Day
Sierra Club Day
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nFeastnDay of St. Bernard of Montjoux
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nSlugsnReturn from Capistrano
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nAnniversarynof the introduction of Jell-O
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nAnniversarynof the Battle of the Eclipse
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Checknout my Pinterest boards for:
Checknout my Pinterest boards for:
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest boards for:
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