When last did you have a hamburger?

[Buckman]

As per the question. There is a big difference between a hamburger and burger. I don't think I have had a proper hamburger since the seventies as very few places sell them these days preferring to sell the plain burger. Do you miss the good old fashioned tasty hamburger?

 

[Sam Vimes]

Being vegetarian the answer would be no😉

I do make black bean burgers though.

 

[otherclive]

What’s a hamburger compared to a burger? I sold hamburgers plus hot dogs on a mobile pushed stall in Leicester when I left school. I then moved up market to a stall at Mallory Park. But from my recollection what was sold as hamburger was thin, loaded with preservatives/additives , oozed fat, and was made of meat with dubious parentage. The sausages weren’t much better either.

Now this last Saturday we held an all day BBQ to celebrate our granddaughter’s 18th and the burgers comprised prime beef and sausages prime pork, both from local butchers who source meat locally.

I wouldn’t go back to what I sold (and ate) in the 1960s

 

[Buckman]

What’s a hamburger compared to a burger? I sold hamburgers plus hot dogs on a mobile pushed stall in Leicester when I left school. I then moved up market to a stall at Mallory Park. But from my recollection what was sold as hamburger was thin, loaded with preservatives/additives , oozed fat, and was made of meat with dubious parentage. The sausages weren’t much better either.

Now this last Saturday we held an all day BBQ to celebrate our granddaughter’s 18th and the burgers comprised prime beef and sausages prime pork, both from local butchers who source meat locally.

I wouldn’t go back to what I sold (and ate) in the 1960s

I would in the blink of an eye as those were proper hamburgers and parentage was known at least where I lived. Much tastier than plain burgers. If you wanted prime beef you woudl buy rummp, fillet, rib eye etc. First time I ever cooked burgers on a BBQ was about a year or so ago as preferred steaks or chops. Where we lived cooking burgers on a BBQ was a sign of poverty! LOL!

 

[otherclive]

I would in the blink of an eye as those were proper hamburgers and parentage was known at least where I lived. Much tastier than plain burgers. If you wanted prime beef you woudl buy rummp, fillet, rib eye etc. First time I ever cooked burgers on a BBQ was about a year or so ago as preferred steaks or chops. Where we lived cooking burgers on a BBQ was a sign of poverty! LOL!

But what goes in to a SA hamburger ? These days the term hamburger and burger seem to be interchangeable anyway.

 

[Parksy]

The last time that I had a hamburger, as opposed to a beefburger, was in the Wimpey Bar in Dudley in the early 1970s.
We never see them now.
When my sons were young we used to have beefburgers now and then, the frozen Birds Eye variety which I'd never eat now.
A real beefburger, usually home made by me, is a rare treat these days.
My other half isn't fond of barbecues, so unless we've got family or friends round for a garden bbq, it's now worth me making them.

 

[Buckman]

But what goes in to a SA hamburger ? These days the term hamburger and burger seem to be interchangeable anyway.

There were many additives like egg and breadcrumbs to bind the meat plus obviously spices. I guess the motivation was to sell the best tasting hamburger. However admittedly occasionally you got the unscrupulous who tried to rip you off just like you get here in the UK with a burger. I have got a very decent hamburger recipe that I still use occasionally.

 

[Beachball]

There were many additives like egg and breadcrumbs to bind the meat plus obviously spices. I guess the motivation was to sell the best tasting hamburger. However admittedly occasionally you got the unscrupulous who tried to rip you off just like you get here in the UK with a burger. I have got a very decent hamburger recipe that I still use occasionally.

Sometime ago i met someone at a boarding school his family came from SA moved to South London his family use make a mean hamburger and it was very tasty not had one like it since .

 

[Raywood]

I do not think I have seen any hamburgers advertised for some years but never understood the difference anyway.

 

[RogerL]

I don't think I've ever had a traditional hamburger, not that I've had many beef burgers - not really a fan of BBQs.

 

[otherclive]

I do not think I have seen any hamburgers advertised for some years but never understood the difference anyway.

Ray
If you have a few hours to spare read the Wikipedia article. The two terms are interchangeable but there’s so many claiming to have invented the edible meat pattie. From my perspective as long as it’s quality meat nicely seasoned and cooked I am up for it. Mind you the bread baps get binned, and at home they are served minus bread.

Hamburger - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[GaryB]

The only ones I eat are the ones my wife makes as she uses her various Indian spices and potions in them and they taste fantastic. The ones from the various fast-food outlets look like they're only fit to be used as a beer-mat.

I've seen a few places that specialise in burgers (there's one on Canterbury but the name escapes me) where they serve the burger pink inside, now I like a rare steak but something made from ground mince (in my eyes) needs to be cooked thoroughly!

 

[Buckman]

The only ones I eat are the ones my wife makes as she uses her various Indian spices and potions in them and they taste fantastic. The ones from the various fast-food outlets look like they're only fit to be used as a beer-mat.

I've seen a few places that specialise in burgers (there's one on Canterbury but the name escapes me) where they serve the burger pink inside, now I like a rare steak but something made from ground mince (in my eyes) needs to be cooked thoroughly!

Had that once in France. Burger was almost dripping blood it was that rare. Chef was quite offended when I asked for it to be cooked a bit longer.

 

[otherclive]

Had that once in France. Burger was almost dripping blood it was that rare. Chef was quite offended when I asked for it to be cooked a bit longer.

It can become a point of contention between the food hygiene/safety inspectors and class restaurants as the inspectors will award a low rating for “uncooked “ burgers that are still pink in the middle. Whereas the restaurant have diners who request it pink. But a good outlet should make their burgers from good quality meat. Heavens knows what the inspectors make of steak tartare. Raw mince beef plus raw egg yolk

 

[Martin_E]

I think it depends on the quality of the meat being used these specialist restaurants normally only use the freshest high quality meat, unlike the a chuck waggon where the burgers are basically meat grindings and saw dust, so the former are safe to cook them rare where as the latter isn’t