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debm55

(59,204 posts) Fri Jan 2, 2026, 11:13 PM Jan 2

Thing to ponder, if there is no ham in hamburger, then why do we call it hamburger?

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Thing to ponder, if there is no ham in hamburger, then why do we call it hamburger? (Original Post) debm55 Jan 2 OP

For the same reason people (falsely) say that JFK called himself a jelly doughnut. RockRaven Jan 2 #1

I didn't know that debm55 Jan 2 #2

Here's the deal on the JFK thing jmowreader Jan 3 #15

Oh the "I am a Berliner" HAHHAHHAHAHA Great post. debm55 Jan 3 #16

Because of its origins as the "Hamburg steak" from Hamburg, Germany. niyad Jan 2 #3

Winner!!!! GP6971 Jan 2 #4

Thank you very much niyad. debm55 Jan 2 #7

You are most welcome. niyad Jan 2 #8

It originated in Hamburg...? regnaD kciN Jan 2 #5

!!! niyad Jan 2 #6

It's a dead cow. mucifer Jan 3 #9

Just like True Dough Jan 3 #10

Nor do fish have fingers LogDog75 Jan 3 #12

The English True Dough Jan 3 #14

And chicken don't have fingers. nt Ilsa Jan 4 #17

Pretty sure there's no Frank in Frankfurter... malthaussen Jan 3 #11

Just as there's not dog meat in hot dogs LogDog75 Jan 3 #13

But, but... OldBaldy1701E Jan 4 #18

RockRaven

(19,069 posts)

1. For the same reason people (falsely) say that JFK called himself a jelly doughnut.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Fri Jan 2, 2026, 11:20 PM

Jan 2

debm55

(59,204 posts)

2. I didn't know that

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 2, 2026, 11:25 PM

Jan 2

jmowreader

(53,064 posts)

15. Here's the deal on the JFK thing

Reply to debm55 (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 3, 2026, 08:37 PM

Jan 3

Legend has it that the jelly donut was invented by a cook in a Prussian Army artillery unit. The commander called him in and ordered him to invent a breakfast food gun crews could eat while firing missions in the morning, and the guy came up with what he called a special pancake. Since the cook came from Berlin, the dish became known as a "Berliner donut," which in Germany is "Berliner pfannkuchen." No one is going to ask for that.

In most of Germany they call them "Berliners," but in Berlin they call them "Pfannkuchen" and the people who live there "Berliners."

What people who haven't been to Germany don't realize is, the same object can be called different things in different parts of the country.