when did hamburgers stop containing ham?

[tommy-h]

I understand hamburger questions have been raised before but I can`t find my answer.Has any abers any ideas-still remember original fishshop hamburgers that actually tasted of ham and not beef.hope you`r having a nice night and totally agree about luther baffling at times-but have you been watching case histories?

[Jan1957]

Sorry, don't know about the hamburger but have been loving Case Histories. Great stories and also the lovely Jason Isaacs to look at.

[tommy-h]

Don`t have an opinion on J.I.but the storylines are enthralling.

[Jan1957]

Totally agree and hope the BBC continue making them.

[Calibax]

//when did hamburgers stop containing ham?//
Same time Cornish pasties stopped containing Corn
of Bombay duck stopped containing bombs!
Its a toponym from Hamburg and nothing to do with Ham (being German it would have been a Schinkenburger if that were the case). ;o)
Seriously, there may have been ham based burgers available at chippies but not in my area (i don't remember them anyway).
I have been watching Case Histories and thought it was excellent. The actress who played Reggie was brilliant.

[Jan1957]

She was Calibax but didn't the non-stop talking get on your nerves. Even I wanted to shout "shut up" at her.

[Calibax]

Yes Jan, but I think that shows how good she was, the fact that you wanted to engage with her and tell her to shut up!

[bravejordy]

Have they ever contained ham? I always thought it was pretty much the same thing when fish and chip shops sold fishcakes that didn't actually contain fish. Although I believe nowadays they have to call them savoury cakes. But going back to your question, do fast food restaurants like McDonalds still use the word "hamburger"?

[tommy-h]

thanx calibax i`m from glasgow and the chippies here are amazing.As for c.h. the back story has still a lot to tell

[Mamyalynne]

Am loving both Luther and Case Histories, but now want a burger!!

[Jan1957]

Me too mamya.... or two. :-)

[Mamyalynne]

Lots of onions and relish too.

[Calibax]

no just the fish supper fer yer carry-oot then Tommy?
Certainly don't remember any ham-based burgers down south. You must have had more variety.
I think McD's just call them burgers now though they did have the Hamburglar character in their ads a few years ago

[SkellieMonster]

Hamburgers are a meat patty named after the German town of Hamburg (similar to Frankfurter, and Berliner)

However, I do remember in the 1970's and early 80's, a local chip shop had burgers that were distinctly pink, and tasted like sweet pork! As far as I remember, these were a meat patty coated in batter, and served without a bun! Rather like a fishcake would be served today.

I loved these burgers, but the chippy owner retired, and the new owners were a waste of space! The shop closed within a year.

[pink-kittens]

they never had ham in them to start with

[heathfield]

Why ''Hamburger''? This is what I was told by an Austrian chef...

At the end of the 1800s it became fashionable for German tourists to visit Vienna. Cafes and restaurants there were famed for serving up meat patties which the tourists loved, and couldn't get enough of. A waiter would call out to the chef, ''Zwei Hamburger !'' - meaning, 'There are two German tourists who want meat patties.'' This to me has always seemed the most feasible explanation for the word.

[Wordgeek]

I agree with those who have posted Hamburgers never had ham in them, I was told when I was in Germany that they were named after Hamburg and were meat patties...seems logical