List of hamburgers facts for kids

A hamburger is a super popular food! It's usually made with a cooked patty of ground meat (like beef) placed inside a soft, sliced bread roll. Hamburgers often come with yummy toppings like lettuce, bacon, tomato, onion, pickles, and cheese. You can also add sauces like mustard, mayonnaise, and ketchup. There are tons of different kinds of hamburgers all over the world, each with its own special twist!

A delicious homemade hamburger with bacon.

Awesome Hamburgers from Around the World

Here's a list of some cool and unique hamburgers you might find or want to try!

Name	Image	Where it's from	What makes it special
50/50 burger	A 50/50 burger with half bacon, half beef.	California, United States	This burger patty is half bacon and half ground beef! It was created by Scott Slater for his restaurant. There's even a version that's half kangaroo meat and half bacon!
Angus burger	An Angus Deluxe hamburger from McDonald's.	Originally from Aberdeen Angus cattle in Scotland	This burger is made from beef that comes from special Angus cattle. Many fast-food places use the name "Angus burger" for their fancy, "premium" burgers.
Aussie burger/Kiwiburger	A burger from New Zealand with beetroot.	Australasia	In Australia and New Zealand, these burgers often have unique toppings like canned beetroot, pineapple, and even a fried egg!
Bacon cheeseburger	A classic bacon cheeseburger.	First at an A&W Restaurant in Lansing, Michigan in 1963	This is a hamburger with both bacon and cheese! It became a popular menu item in 1963. If it has bacon but no cheese, it's just called a bacon burger.
Banquet burger		Toronto, Canada	This burger is like a bacon cheeseburger but often served "open-faced." That means the patty, cheese, and bacon are on the bottom bun, and the top bun with lettuce, tomato, and onion is placed next to it.
Bøfsandwich	A traditional Danish Bøfsandwich.	Denmark	This is a classic Danish take on a hamburger. It has a ground beef patty inside a sliced bread roll. You can find them at hotdog stands, and some fancy restaurants even make gourmet versions!
Butter burger	A butter burger with a side salad.	Most likely first served in 1936 at Solly's Grille in Milwaukee	In places like Wisconsin, burgers are often made with a buttered bun, butter mixed into the patty, or a pat of butter placed on top of the patty. Yum!
Buffalo burger	A buffalo burger with fries.	New York	This burger is made from meat from the American bison (buffalo). It's known for having less cholesterol, fat, and calories than beef or chicken burgers.
California burger	A California burger with avocado.	California	In the Western U.S., this burger usually has bacon and either guacamole or avocado added to a regular cheeseburger. On the East Coast, it's often just a burger with lettuce, tomato, and raw onion.
Carolina burger		North Carolina, United States	In parts of the Carolinas, this burger comes "with everything," meaning cheese, chili, onions, mustard, and cole slaw.
Cheeseburger	A double cheese cheeseburger.	United States	This is a hamburger with melted cheese on top! The cheese is usually sliced and added near the end of cooking so it melts perfectly. American cheese is common, but you can find them with cheddar, mozzarella, or other cheeses too.
Chili burger	A chili burger topped with chili con carne.	Developed by Thomas M. "Ptomaine Tommy" DeForest in the 1920s	This burger has a hamburger patty topped with yummy chili con carne.
Chori burger	A Chori burger from Spoon & Pork.	Merly's BBQ, a street food stall in Boracay, Philippines	This Filipino burger is made with chorizo (a type of sausage) patties, banana ketchup, mayonnaise, and atchara (pickled papaya), plus tomatoes and lettuce.
Coconut burger		Philippines	Also called sapal burger or niyog burger, this is a Filipino veggie burger. It's made from shredded coconut pulp, which is left over after making traditional coconut milk.
Fat Boy		Greek burger restaurants in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in the 1950s.	This burger often has one or more patties, topped with a special chili sauce, dill pickles, tomatoes, lettuce, and lots of mayonnaise and mustard. It's usually served with fresh-cut fries.
Green chile burger		Unclear, but served in San Antonio, New Mexico, around 1945	This burger is topped with roasted New Mexico green chiles. You'll find many versions of it all over New Mexico.
Hamdog		Invented in 2004 by Australian Mark Murray	This is a super unique Australian invention that combines a hamburger and a hotdog! It has a special bun, a meat patty split in half, and a sausage running through the middle.
Jucy Lucy	A Jucy Lucy burger with melted cheese inside.	Two bars in Minneapolis, Minnesota claim to have invented it	This is a cheeseburger where the cheese is *inside* the meat patty, not on top! The cheese melts as the burger cooks, creating a gooey, molten center.
Kimchi burger	A hamburger with kimchi.	Uncle Joe's Hamburger of Seoul, South Korea, is said to be the inventor	A hamburger that includes kimchi, a spicy Korean fermented cabbage, in its preparation.
Luther Burger	A Luther Burger using glazed doughnuts as buns.	Origin is debated, possibly named after singer Luther Vandross	This burger uses one or more glazed doughnuts instead of a regular bun!
Oklahoma onion burger	An Oklahoma onion burger with thinly sliced onions.	Oklahoma, United States	This "smash burger" has lots of thinly sliced yellow onions piled on top of the ground beef before it's smashed flat and cooked. It was created during The Great Depression to help stretch out the beef supply.
Olive burger		Lansing, Michigan	This burger is topped with "olive sauce," which is a mix of chopped green olives and mayonnaise. It's a popular local fast food in the Lansing area.
Pastrami burger	A pastrami cheeseburger.	Popularized by Crown Burgers of Utah in 1978.	This burger has cheese and thin slices of pastrami (a type of cured meat) on top. You'll often find it at Greek burger restaurants in Utah.
Patty melt	A classic patty melt sandwich.	United States	This is like a grilled cheese sandwich but with a burger patty inside! It has a ground beef patty, grilled onion, and Cheddar or Swiss cheese between two slices of bread (usually rye or sourdough).
Rice burger	A rice burger from MOS Burger.	Created in Japan by MOS Burger	In this burger, the bun is made from a compressed cake of rice! The MOS Burger fast-food chain introduced it in 1987, and it's very popular in East Asia.
Salmon burger	A salmon burger.	United States	This is a fishcake made mostly from salmon, shaped like a hamburger. Salmon burgers are common in Alaska as a tasty alternative to beef burgers.
Slider	A plate of sliders and French fries.	Originated aboard U.S. Navy ships	Sliders are small hamburgers, but the term can also refer to any small sandwich served on a slider roll. They're called "sliders" because they're so small, they "slide" right down!
Slopper	A slopper with fries.	Originated in Pueblo, Colorado in 1965 or earlier	This is a cheeseburger or hamburger served "open-faced" (without the top bun) and covered in red or green chile sauce. Sloppers are usually topped with fresh chopped onions and are so messy you need a fork or spoon to eat them!
Slugburger	A slugburger.	Northeast Mississippi	This traditional Southern burger from northeast Mississippi was originally made by adding stale bread crumbs to beef to make the meat go further. Today, it's a patty made from beef or pork mixed with an inexpensive filler like soybeans, then deep-fried. It's often served with mustard, pickles, and onion.
Steak burger	A steak burger with cheese and onion rings.	United States	This burger is typically made with ground, sliced, or minced beefsteak meat. Sometimes other meats are used too.
Steamed cheeseburger	A steamed cheeseburger.	Mainly found in central Connecticut	Instead of being fried or grilled, this cheeseburger is cooked by steaming it in a special cabinet. This makes the meat very moist and juicy, and the cheese melts perfectly over it.
Teriyaki burger	A Teriyaki burger from McDonald's in Japan.	Origin is debated, possibly Japan or Japanese-Americans in Hawaii	This hamburger is either topped with teriyaki sauce or has the sauce mixed right into the meat patty. In Hawaii, it's sometimes called a "BBQ burger."
Veggie burger	A veggie burger with fresh toppings.	United States, Canada, Mexico	A veggie burger uses a meat substitute instead of meat. It can be made from things like tofu, textured vegetable protein, seitan (wheat gluten), Quorn, beans, grains, or different kinds of vegetables, all ground up and formed into a patty.

More About Hamburgers

• History of the hamburger
• History of the hamburger in the United States
• Hot dog variations
• List of beef dishes
• List of hamburger restaurants
• List of sandwiches
• List of steak dishes