The hamburger has no connection to ham. It got its name from the German town of  menucommunityground steakpopularHamburgbunsimmigrantsconvenientfast-foodexpanded, which was famous for its  expandedbunsHamburgimmigrantspopularconvenientcommunityground steakmenufast-food. German  expandedHamburgfast-foodground steakconvenientimmigrantsmenucommunitybunspopular introduced the “hamburger steak” to the United States. At the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904, hamburger steaks were served on  communityfast-foodbunsimmigrantsHamburgconvenientmenupopularground steakexpanded for the first time. Hamburgers on buns were  bunsHamburgfast-foodexpandedimmigrantscommunitymenuground steakpopularconvenient and tasted good.
The hamburger became very  communitymenuground steakimmigrantsconvenientbunsHamburgexpandedpopularfast-food in the United States. An important reason was the introduction of the bun and the growth of  popularcommunityimmigrantsground steakmenufast-foodHamburgexpandedbunsconvenient restaurants.
The first McDonald’s opened in California in 1949. Hamburgers were the main item on its  menupopularHamburgcommunityimmigrantsbunsfast-foodexpandedconvenientground steak. By the 1960s, McDonald’s restaurants were part of almost every  bunsimmigrantsHamburgmenuconvenientcommunityexpandedfast-foodground steakpopular.
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