Ever wonder why?

haha... i used to think about it when i was a small kid.. haha.. it's pretty much like hotdog when the hotdog doesn't even have a dog.. LOL

Well over here in Spain if you buy a hamburger then you get a burger made from ham. They are very pink and look awful. My husband once had one and it made him ill the following day. i'm not joking when I say it looked raw. So now we only stick to beef or chicken burgers!

Yes I have wondered that! I mean what is up with that!? I'm glad someone finally came out and asked the question! I hope someone has the answer..

Hi, jahernandszrivas. Yes, that is a good thought! I wonder the same thing. I would like to know many answers to this myself. Burgers is not any type of ham but just beef only. Yes, I am wondering the same thing too. There has to be a great explanation for this. And I am interested in knowing what it is too.

I don't really know why they call it that. I know it's made of "hamburger" but I'm not sure where they got the name for that style of meat. Maybe someone will be able to enlighten us.

Hamburgers supposedly were meat patties that originated in Hamburg, Germany, hence the name.

in my perception hamburgers are called hamburgers for the meat is as slim as ham slices har har har or well maybe just in our country. but since this discussion of yours is thought provoking i try to search the web har har har. and i found that the first hamburger was made at Hamburg Germany. there. i learned something from you har har har thank you

from what i have read, i learned that the origin of hamburger isn't very clear, but there were some stories dated 1800's where europeans reached america on the ship of hamburg lines were grilled meat patties placed between two pieces of bread were being served. maybe it's hamburger (hamburg person) and not ham burgers, not sure though.

When I was a kid I used to wonder why too. But I guess it goes back to history or where the patty originated.Like hotdogs. Hotdogs are not really made from dogs, but it originated from the shape of a breed of dog. I think its dachhshund. I am not really sure but its something like that.