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

[debm55]

[RockRaven]

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

[debm55]

2. I didn't know that

[jmowreader]

15. Here's the deal on the JFK thing

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.

[debm55]

16. Oh the "I am a Berliner" HAHHAHHAHAHA Great post.

[niyad]

3. Because of its origins as the "Hamburg steak" from Hamburg, Germany.

[GP6971]

4. Winner!!!!

[debm55]

7. Thank you very much niyad.

[niyad]

8. You are most welcome.

[regnaD kciN]

5. It originated in Hamburg...?

[niyad]

6. !!!

[mucifer]

9. It's a dead cow.

[True Dough]

10. Just like

there's no actual lady in ladyfingers, right deb?

[LogDog75]

12. Nor do fish have fingers

Even though the English call fish sticks "Fish Fingers."

[True Dough]

14. The English

also enjoy Spotted Dick!

[Ilsa]

17. And chicken don't have fingers. nt

[malthaussen]

11. Pretty sure there's no Frank in Frankfurter...

... these days, though, who can be sure?

-- Mal

[LogDog75]

13. Just as there's not dog meat in hot dogs

Well, maybe.

[OldBaldy1701E]

18. But, but...

I had a good friend who had four of them. I love the breed.