The history of hamburgers
The hamburger is the most eaten food in the world. The first hamburgers were made and sold in Connecticut, USA, in 1895 by an American chef called Louis Lassen. Louis called them hamburgers because sailors from Hamburg in Germany gave him the recipe.
Hamburgers became a favourite in America in the early part of the twentieth century. Their popularity grew even more after the Second World War, when they were bought in large quantities by teenagers who preferred fast food to family meals.
In 1948, two brothers Dick and Mac McDonald opened a drive-in hamburger restaurant in San Bernardino, California. Since then, over 25,000 McDonald's restaurants have opened worldwide and now 35 million McDonald's hamburgers are eaten every day in 115 countries from India to the Arctic Circle.
Comprehension Questions
1. When was the first hamburger made?
2. Where does the recipe come from?
3. What did Dick and Mac McDonald open in 1948?
Comprehension Questions and Answers
1. When was the first hamburger made?
In 1895.
2. Where does the recipe come from?
It comes from Hamburg in Germany.
3. What did Dick and Mac McDonald open in 1948?
They opened a drive-in hamburger restaurant.