Spyke
lemmy.world

Is it ham? No, it's beef. Is it steamed? No, it's grilled. So then, what do you call it? Steamed ham.

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Is it ham?

Yes, it's a hamburger steak sandwich. Ham for short!

Is it steamed?

Yes, it's steamed over onions, slider style.

So then, what do you call it?

A waste of my time and yours.

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lemmy.world

Maybe they had a place that did their burgers like white castle. The meat is cooked on top of onions so it is technically steamed rather than grilled.

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s_sreply

First burgers were actually steamed in little trays.

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My guess is yes, on account of me living in the Capital District for two decades and never heard hamburgers referred to as steamed ham. I rarely watch the Simpson's, so it all makes sense now.

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Paprika
lemmy.cafe

Nah, I refuse to believe that people who live in this county are like, "Hey buddy, want to stop by Wedny's for a steamed ham?" Get real, they watch the same commercials as the rest of us.

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lemmynsfw.com

A lot of us are obsessed with free software and dedicate our entire existence to not doing even the slightest most minor thing that might support corporate corruption and enshitification, not even sit through a 15 second ad.

I don't even know what burger commercials look like.

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God I'd go for a burger right now. Your comment literally worked as an ad for me.

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Believe it or not, there's actually places in the US where it's called a hamburg and others were it's called a burger. There's more regional variation than you'd think, but I realize this is just a Simpsons joke.

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Land_Striderreply
lemmy.world

Ooah, Supercommenter Shardikprime, welcome. I hope you are ready for an unforgettable federation.

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Eh...

[Shardikprime enters the Lemmy thread. In the comment section, he sits and places a comment in the thread, while the user runs for fresh memes , only to find the meme roast they prepared is burnt, and gasps in horror]

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feddit.uk

Why do they call it hamburger when it's a beef burger?

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Prunebuttreply
slrpnk.net

Also: doesn't the word "burger" stem from the word "hamburger"?

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TIL. For the longest of times I just assumed it was literally ham and never even considered ordering it from a menu!

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Ibaudiareply
lemmy.world

Because you ham in the burger out hot eat the burger

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SkyNTP
lemmy.ml

They are neither ham nor steamed, unless that's exactly what they are having over there? Wouldn't compare it to a hamburger though... (A hamburger being a Hamburg steak, as in the German city)

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