Re: The hamburger

On Mon, 11 Nov 2024, Judith Latham wrote:

The humble hamburger has a mixed history, with claims made by Germany
that they were the first country to invent the iconic American dish.
But Americans steadfastly claim to be the first inventor of putting a
ground beef patty between two pieces of bread, although the name is
thought to be associated with a European emigrant's last port before
leaving Europe: the German city of Hamburg. A man named Fletcher Davis
from Athens, TX, is credited with inventing the "hamburger" during the
1880s.
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Judith

I think it has been invented independently by many cultures. The romans had a streetfood version of hamburger as well.