This is a list of notable hamburgers. A hamburger consists of a cooked patty of ground meat usually placed between two slices of a bread roll. Hamburgers are often served with lettuce, bacon, tomato, onion, pickles, cheese, and condiments such as mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup, and relish. [1] There are many types of regional hamburgers with significant variations.
| Name | Image | Origin | Description |
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| 50/50 burger |  | California, United States | Half ground bacon, half ground beef burger patty developed by Scott Slater for Slater's 50/50 restaurant. Another variety is half kangaroo meat and half bacon. |
| Angus burger |  | Aberdeen Angus cattle originate in the counties of Aberdeenshire and Angus in Scotland [2] | A hamburger made using beef from Angus cattle. The name "Angus burger" is used by several fast-food hamburger chains for one or more "premium" burgers; however, it does not belong to any single company. Pre-made frozen Angus burgers are increasingly available from retailers. |
| Aussie burger/Kiwiburger |  | Australasia | Popular regional hamburger ingredients in Australia and New Zealand include canned beetroot, pineapple and a fried egg. [3] [4] [5] Pictured is a burger with slices of canned beetroot within it. |
| Bacon cheeseburger |  | An A&W Restaurants store in Lansing, Michigan in 1963 | Hamburger with bacon and cheese is a bacon cheeseburger, which became an official menu item at an A&W Restaurant owned by Dale Mulder in Lansing, Michigan, in 1963. [6] [7] Hamburgers with bacon but no cheese may be referred to as bacon burgers. |
| Banquet burger | Toronto, Canada | Cookbook author Kathleen Sloan-McIntosh credits Francis Deck as the inventor of this burger, stating its original name was the Forest Hill burger. Similar to a bacon cheeseburger, this burger is often served open-faced, with the hamburger patty, cheese, and bacon on a flat bottom bun next to the top rounded bun containing the lettuce, tomato, and onion slices. The ground beef contains black pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and grated onion. Condiments used are mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, and dill pickles. [8] | |
| Bøfsandwich |  | Denmark | Classic Danish take on a hamburger. [9] It contains the hamburger elements of a cooked ground beef patty placed inside a sliced bread roll. Bøfsandwiches are traditionally sold from hotdog stands and other fast food establishments, but some traditional Danish restaurants have started serving gourmet versions. |
| Butter burger |  | Most likely first served in 1936 at Solly's Grille in Milwaukee | In the Upper Midwest, particularly Wisconsin, burgers are often made with a buttered bun, butter as one of the ingredients of the patty or with a pat of butter on top of the burger patty. [10] |
| Buffalo burger |  | New York | Prepared with meat from the American bison, [11] buffalo burgers have less cholesterol, less fat, and fewer calories than beef hamburgers and chicken hamburgers. The American Heart Association recommended buffalo burgers in 1997 as more heart-healthy than chicken or beef. [12] |
| California burger |  | California | In the Western U.S., a "California" burger most often consists of a normal cheeseburger, with the addition of bacon and either guacamole or avocado. [10] In the Eastern U.S., a California burger is traditionally a burger with lettuce, tomato, and raw onion. [13] [14] |
| Carolina burger |  | North Carolina, United States | In portions of the Carolinas, a Carolina-style hamburger "with everything" may be served with cheese, chili, onions, mustard, and cole slaw. [15] Common in local restaurants in the Carolinas, it is also periodically offered at Wendy's restaurants as the Carolina Classic. [16] |
| Cheeseburger |  | United States | Hamburger accompanied with melted cheese. The term itself is a portmanteau of the words "cheese" and "hamburger". The cheese is usually sliced, then added a short time before the hamburger finishes cooking to allow it to melt. In fast food restaurants, the cheese that is added to a cheeseburger is typically American cheese, but there are many other variations. Mozzarella, blue cheese, Swiss cheese, pepper jack, and especially cheddar are popular choices. |
| Chili burger |  | Thomas M. "Ptomaine Tommy" DeForest appears to have developed the chili burger in the 1920s [17] | Consists of a hamburger, with the patty topped with chili con carne [18] [19] [20] |
| Chori burger |  | Merly's BBQ, a street food stall in Boracay, Philippines | A Filipino hamburger characteristically made with chorizo (longganisa) patties, banana ketchup, mayonnaise, and atchara, in addition to tomatoes and lettuce. It was first popularized by Merly's BBQ, a street food stall in the island of Boracay in the Philippines. [21] |
| Coconut burger | Philippines | Also known as sapal burger or niyog burger, this is a Filipino veggie burger made with shredded coconut pulp (sapal), which are the by-products of traditional coconut milk extraction in Filipino cuisine. [22] | |
| Fat Boy | Greek burger restaurants in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in the 1950s. | The Fat Boy commonly consists of one or more patties, topped with a distinct chili sauce, quartered dill pickles, tomatoes, lettuce and a large amount of mayonnaise and mustard with fresh-cut fries. | |
| Green chile burger |  | Historical creator is unclear; both the Owl Bar & Grill and the Buckhorn Tavern in San Antonio, New Mexico, were serving them circa 1945 [23] | Burger topped with roasted New Mexico green chiles. Many places around New Mexico serve variations of this burger. [24] [25] |
| Guber burger |  | The Wheel Inn Drive-In in Sedalia, Missouri | Burger topped with peanut butter [26] [25] |
| Hamdog | Invented in 2004 by Australian Mark Murray and patented in 2009. The Hamdog received global media recognition in late 2016 as the world's only patented and trademarked burger. | Australian invention that consists of a special combination hamburger and hotdog bun. A meat patty is split in half and has a sausage run through the middle. It is then topped just as a conventional burger. | |
| Jucy Lucy |  | Two bars on the same street in South Minneapolis both claim to have invented the sandwich: Matt's Bar and the 5-8 Club. [27] | A cheeseburger that has the cheese inside the meat patty rather than on top. A piece of cheese is surrounded by raw meat and cooked until it melts, resulting in a molten core of cheese within the patty. |
| Kimchi burger |  | It has been stated that Uncle Joe's Hamburger of Seoul, South Korea, was the inventor of the kimchi burger [28] [29] | A hamburger that includes kimchi in its preparation [30] |
| Luther Burger |  | The origin is disputed. According to legend, the burger was named for and was a favorite (and possible invention) of singer, songwriter and record producer Luther Vandross. [31] The Daily Telegraph reported that Mulligan's, a suburban bar in Decatur, Georgia, may be progenitor of the burger when the owner substituted the doughnuts when running out of buns. [31] [32] | Hamburger or cheeseburger prepared with one or more glazed doughnuts in place of the bun |
| Oklahoma onion burger |  | Oklahoma, United States | A burger with a large amount of thinly sliced onions piled on top of the ground beef before smashing the patty into the grill to embed the onions in the beef. It was conceived of during The Great Depression in Western Oklahoma as a way for local diners to stretch ground beef. [33] |
| Olive burger |  | Lansing, Michigan | A burger topped with "olive sauce", a mixture of chopped green olives and mayonnaise. Most likely originating at Weston's Kewpee Sandwich Shop in the 1920s, [34] olive burgers are a popular local fast food burger in the Lansing metropolitan area. [25] |
| Pastrami burger |  | Popularized by Crown Burgers of Utah in 1978. | A burger with cheese and thin-sliced pastrami on top, [10] commonly served at Greek burger restaurants in Utah. [35] |
| Patty melt |  | United States | Hamburger sandwich consisting of a ground beef patty, pieces of sautéed or grilled onion and Cheddar or Swiss cheese between two slices of bread (traditionally rye, though sourdough is sometimes substituted). |
| Rice burger |  | Created in Japan by MOS Burger | Style of hamburger in which the bun is a compressed cake of rice. [36] The MOS Burger fast-food restaurant chain introduced the rice burger in 1987, [37] [38] and it has since become a popular food item in East Asia. |
| Salmon burger |  | United States | Fishcake made mostly from salmon in the style of a hamburger. Salmon burgers are especially common in Alaska where they are routinely offered as an alternative to beef hamburgers. [39] |
| Slider |  | According to the earliest citations, the name originated aboard U.S. Navy ships, due to the way greasy burgers slid across the galley grill while the ship pitched and rolled. [40] [41] Other versions claim the term "slider" originated from the hamburgers served by flight line galleys at military airfields, which were so greasy they slid right through one; or because their small size allows them to "slide" right down the throat in one or two bites. White Castle trademarked the spelling variant "Slyder" and used it between 1985 and 2009. [42] | Primarily refers to small hamburgers, but can also cover any small sandwich served on a slider roll |
| Slopper |  | The slopper originated in 1965 or earlier in Pueblo, Colorado; however, the exact restaurant is disputed. [43] Some say that it was created at Coors Tavern while others argue that it originated at Star Bar. [43] | Cheeseburger or hamburger served open-faced and smothered in red chile, or green chile (aka chile verde or green chile sauce). Sloppers generally include grilled buns and are often topped with freshly chopped onions. Eating a slopper is no easy task. The use of a fork or spoon is essential, but a fork and knife, or fork and spoon combination is recommended. |
| Slugburger |  | Northeast Mississippi | Traditional southern delicacy found in northeast Mississippi, particularly Booneville and Corinth. The original recipe was made to help people extend their beef supply, by adding stale bread crumbs to the beef. The name comes from the burger originally costing 5¢, or a nickel (a "slug"). Today, a slugburger is a patty made from a mixture of beef or pork and an inexpensive extender such as soybeans or soy flour, it is deep fried in oil. [10] It is typically served on a bun with mustard, pickles, onion, and in some places with a side of French fries. |
| Steak burger |  | United States | Typically prepared with ground, sliced or minced beefsteak meat. Additional meats are also used. |
| Steamed cheeseburger |  | Mainly available in central Connecticut. It is believed to have been invented at a restaurant called Jack's Lunch in Middletown, Connecticut in the 1930s. | Instead of being fried in a pan or grilled on a grill, a steamed cheeseburger is steamed in a stainless-steel cabinet containing trays that hold either a hamburger patty or a piece of cheese. This method of cooking makes the fats in the meat melt away, resulting in a moist, juicy burger which is then put on a bun and covered with the melted cheese. Various customary toppings can then be added to the burger. [44] |
| Tempeh burger |  | Indonesia | Vegetarian hamburger variant with tempeh (Indonesian fermented soybean cakes) as its main ingredient. |
| Teriyaki burger |  | According to George Motz, the burger has Japanese origins. It is popular in Hawaii. [25] | Teriyaki burger ( テリヤキバーガー ) refers to a variety of hamburger either topped with teriyaki sauce or with the sauce worked into the ground meat patty. [25] |
| Veggie burger |  | United States, Canada, Mexico | Veggie burger, garden burger, or tofu burger uses a meat analogue, a meat substitute such as tofu, textured vegetable protein, seitan (wheat gluten), Quorn, beans, grains or an assortment of vegetables, which are ground up and formed into patties. |
A hamburger, or simply a burger, is a dish consisting of fillings—usually a patty of ground meat, typically beef—placed inside a sliced bun or bread roll. The patties are often served with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, bacon, or chilis with condiments such as ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, relish or a "special sauce", often a variation of Thousand Island dressing, and are frequently placed on sesame seed buns. A hamburger patty topped with cheese is called a cheeseburger. Under some definitions, and in some cultures, a burger is considered a sandwich.
A cheeseburger is a hamburger with a slice of melted cheese on top of the meat patty, added near the end of the cooking time. Cheeseburgers can include variations in structure, ingredients and composition. As with other hamburgers, a cheeseburger may include various condiments and other toppings such as lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, bacon, avocado, mushrooms, mayonnaise, ketchup, and mustard.
A patty melt is an American grilled hamburger consisting of a ground beef patty topped with melted cheese and caramelized onions between two slices of griddled seeded-rye bread.
A Luther Burger, or doughnut burger, is a hamburger or cheeseburger with one or more glazed doughnuts in place of the bun. These burgers have a disputed origin, and tend to run between approximately 800 and 1,500 calories.
The BK Stacker sandwiches are a family of cheeseburgers sold by the international fast-food restaurant chain Burger King.
The Burger King Specialty Burgers are a line of burgers developed by the international fast-food restaurant chain Burger King in 1978 and introduced in 1979 as part of a new product line designed to expand Burger King's menu with more sophisticated, adult oriented fare beyond hamburgers. Additionally, the new line was intended to differentiate the company from other fast food hamburger restaurants at the time. Since the line's introduction, the other burgers have been discontinued, leaving the chicken offering, the Original Chicken Burger, as the primary product left. Additionally, other burgers that utilize the same roll as the chicken burger have been introduced to the company's menu both domestically and internationally since the original product line was introduced.
The Big Classic sandwich was a hamburger sold by the international fast-food restaurant chain Wendy's. The sandwich was intended to present a larger burger that appealed to the 18- to 36-year-old male demographic that desired a "heartier" product. It is one of only two named hamburger products sold by the company and was designed to compete against the Burger King Whopper sandwich.
McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of fast food restaurants, serving around 68 million customers daily in 119 countries. McDonald's traces its origins to a 1940 restaurant in San Bernardino, California, United States. After expanding within the United States, McDonald's became an international corporation in 1967, when it opened a location in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. By the end of the 1970s, McDonald's restaurants existed in five of the Earth's seven continents; an African location came in 1992 in Casablanca, Morocco.
A hamburger is a specific type of burger. It is a sandwich that consists of a cooked ground beef meat patty, placed between halves of a sliced bun. Hamburgers are often served with various condiments, such as dill relish (condiment), mayonnaise, and other options including lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, and cheese.
Big Twin Sauce is a condiment featured by the Hardee's and Carl's Jr. restaurant chain. The sauce is comparable in taste to Thousand Island dressing. The sauce is featured in Hardee's Big Hardee sandwich and Carl's Jr. Big Carl. Although the exact composition of the sauce is a trade-secret, its likely ingredients include mayonnaise, eggs, pickles, green onions, salt and pepper and chili sauce. It is comparable to McDonald's own special sauce, first released in 1975.
The Bacon Deluxe is a bacon-topped hamburger offered at international fast food chain Wendy's. It is Wendy's entry into the premium sandwich category, "something other hamburger chains have used to compete with fast-casual restaurants." Burger King offers the Steakhouse XT Burger and McDonald's has had an Angus Third Pounder. The Bacon Deluxe was launched with an extensive media campaign and priced at $3.99 for a single, $4.99 for a double and $5.99 for a triple, and is being launched alongside another Wendy's bacon sandwich: the Baconator.
Originally just a ground beef patty, as it is still interpreted in multiple languages, the first hamburger likely originated in Hamburg (Germany), hence its name; however, evidence also suggests that the United States may have later been the first country where two slices of bread and a ground beef patty were combined into a "hamburger sandwich" and sold as such. Shortly after this combination, the hamburger quickly included all of its currently typically characteristic trimmings, including onions, lettuce, and sliced pickles.
A Jucy Lucy is a stuffed cheeseburger with the cheese inside of the meat instead of on top, resulting in a melted core of cheese. It is a popular, regional cuisine in Minnesota, particularly in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Two bars in Minneapolis claim to have invented the burger, while other local bars and restaurants have created their own interpretations of the style.
Red slaw is a condiment commonly served on hot dogs, on barbecue pork sandwiches, as a side dish for other types of barbecue, on hamburgers, or with other foods. It is an essential part of "Lexington style" North Carolina barbecue.
A Bøfsandwich, is the classic Danish version of a hamburger. It contains the hamburger elements of a cooked ground beef patty placed inside a sliced bread roll.
A doughnut sandwich is a combination of a doughnut and a sandwich, typically constructed using a glazed, deep-fried flour doughnut and split in the middle like a bagel. Various types of foods, such as cheese, bacon, peanut butter and more, are usually added between the slices creating a sandwich. There are different types of doughnut sandwiches, some made with cake doughnuts.
A fried onion burger, also called an Oklahoma onion burger, is a regional burger style and specialty of Oklahoma cuisine. The dish was created in El Reno, Oklahoma, in the 1920s by a restaurateur searching for a way to stretch ground beef with a less expensive ingredient in order to cheaply feed striking railroad workers during the Great Railroad Strike of 1922. Its primary ingredients are thinly-sliced onions and ground beef.
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Calorie-comfortable Americans have found the perfect rejoinder to the healthy eating lobby - the doughnut burger.
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