History of the hamburger in the United States is found in Japan, but is a local variation. History of the hamburger in the United States A hamburger (or burger) is a sandwich that consists of a cooked ground meat patty, usually beef, placed between halves of a sliced bun or between slices of bread or toast. Hamburgers are often served with various condiments, such as mustard, mayonnaise, and ketchup, and other options including lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, and cheese. The Texas historian Frank X. Tolbert attributes the invention of the hamburger to Fletcher Davis of Athens, Texas. Davis is believed to have sold hamburgers at his café at
Hamburger Abendblatt Hamburger Abendblatt The Hamburger Abendblatt (English: "Hamburg Evening Newspaper") is a German daily newspaper in Hamburg. The paper focuses on news in Hamburg and area, and produces regional supplements with news from Norderstedt, Ahrensburg, Harburg, and Pinneberg. Politically the paper is mildly conservative, but usually pro-government, including during SPD administrations. Four previous Hamburg newspapers had the word "Abendblatt" ("Evening Newspaper") in their title, including one named the "Hamburger Abendblatt", founded on 2 May 1820. This incarnation of the "Hamburger Abendblatt", however, was first published after World War II beginning on 14 October 1948 with an initial edition of 60,000 copies.