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Hamburger no Pork

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  • 17-06-2012 1:00pm
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    DanWall
    Registered Users Posts: 509 ✭✭✭


    Can anyone tell me why we call them Hamburger when they are beef and do not have any pork in them? should they not be Beefburgers?
    A bit confusing to Muslims etc.


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    dan185
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    It's because they originate from Hamburg in Germany.


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    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,382 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    +1 similar to frankfurters originating in Franfurt.
    DanWall wrote: »
    should they not be Beefburgers?
    I think I see them called beef burgers more often than hamburgers these days. In most chippers I see them called quarter pounders, and smaller ones are usually bun burgers & cheese burgers, but you do see hamburger in many. McDs & BK do call them hamburgers.

    Searching tesco online hamburger (or ham burger) only shows up 1 hit, a sauce. They call them beef burgers, and burger rolls. I think this is because of the rise of burgers made with other meats, I have seen some with a mix of beef & pork in them before.

    DanWall wrote: »
    A bit confusing to Muslims etc.
    I would say muslims are well aware & cautious of what they are eating, just like vegans would know about stuff like beer containing fish products. Anyway the worst that happens here is a muslim does not eat one since he thinks it has pork in it.


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    hardCopy
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    rubadub wrote: »
    +1 similar to frankfurters originating in Franfurt.

    And a Berliner is a type of US President


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    the beer revolu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,045 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    hardCopy wrote: »
    And a Berliner is a type of US President

    "Ich bin ein black pudding" - Prince Phillip in the English Market on his visit to Cork!!


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