How many of these burger facts do you already know?
1 Do you know that the word “hamburger” actually comes from Hamburg, Germany? True story, German immigrants introduced America to the amazing world of hamburgers
2 Everyone knows that the “Aussie Works” burger is not a works burger without beetroot. Legend has it that adding beetroot to a burger started as a hilarious prank on the US army. Some claim that this was timed perfectly with the launch of the Edgell and Golden Circle canneries in 1940.
3 During WWII, Americans started calling hamburgers ‘Liberty burgers’ to make it less German-sounding.
4 In 2000, Kim Jong II claimed that he invented the burger
5 Have you heard of De Daltons in the Netherlands? They serve the most expensive burger in the world! It’s made with super fancy ingredients like 100% A5 Wagyu Beef, king crab, Beluga caviar, Paleta Ibirico ham, white truffles, Kopi Luwak coffee BBQ sauce, and even a Dom Perignon infused gold leaf saffron bun. Sounds crazy delicious, right?
This extravagant burger will set you back over AU$8000
6 The beloved hamburger we enjoy today was first introduced by Fletcher Davis at the St. Louis Fair in 1904? Meanwhile our Cheeky Fiend was introduced to Cessnock in 2017. How cool is that!
7 Did you know that the word ‘hamburger’ originally referred to a beef patty between two slices of bread? Nowadays, however, we use the word ‘burger’ to encompass a wide variety of fillings, from chicken and fish to mushrooms and more!
8 Americans munch on over 50 million burgers each year! Crazy, right?
9 Did you know that burgers come in all sorts of unique varieties around the world? In India, where beef is banned, you’ll find burgers made with chicken or veggies.
Well, feast your eyes on this juicy tidbit: the biggest burger ever made was cooked up in Pilsting, Germany in 2017. A whopping 300 people worked together to create this monstrous meal, and when all was said and done, it clocked in at a jaw-dropping 1164.2kg! That’s a whole lot of beef!
Have these facts got you craving a burger? See you at Burgerfiend soon!