Cheeseburger

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Cheeseburger
Cheeseburger
CourseMain course
Place of originUnited States
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsGround beef patty, cheese and bread buns
Food energy
(per serving)
600-1500 kcal (-5680 kJ)

A cheeseburger is a hamburger topped with cheese. Traditionally, the slice of cheese is placed on top of the meat patty, but the burger can include many variations in structure, ingredients, and composition. The cheese is normally added to the cooking hamburger patty shortly before serving, which allows the cheese to melt. As with other hamburgers, a cheeseburger may include toppings, such as lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup, or bacon.

In fast food restaurants, the cheese used is normally processed cheese, but other cheeses may be used instead, such as cheddar, Swiss, mozzarella, blue cheese, and pepper jack. Also, in rare cases, spinach and olives are added.

History

Adding cheese to hamburgers became popular in the late-1920s to mid-1930s, and there are several competing claims as to who created the first cheeseburger. Lionel Sternberger is reputed to have introduced the cheeseburger in 1926 at the age of 16 when he was working as a fry cook at his father's Pasadena, California sandwich shop, "The Rite Spot", and "experimentally dropped a slab of American cheese on a sizzling hamburger."[1][2][3][4][5]

An early example of the cheeseburger appearing on a menu is a 1928 menu for the Los Angeles restaurant O'Dell's which listed a cheeseburger smothered with chili for 25 cents.[6][7][8]

Other restaurants also claim to have invented the cheeseburger. For example, Kaelin's Restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky, said it invented the cheeseburger in 1934.[9] One year later, a trademark for the name "cheeseburger" was awarded to Louis Ballast of the Humpty Dumpty Drive-In in Denver, Colorado.[10] According to Steak 'n Shake archives, the restaurant's founder, Gus Belt, applied for a trademark on the word in the 1930s.[11][12][13]

The largest cheeseburger ever made in the world weighed 2,014 pounds (914 kg), "60 pounds [27 kg] of bacon, 50 pounds [22.5 kg] of lettuce, 50 pounds [22.5 kg] of sliced onions, 40 pounds [18 kg] of pickles, and 40 pounds [18 kg] of cheese." The record was broken by Minnesota's Black Bear Casino breaking the previous Cheeseburger record 881 pounds (400 kg).[14]

In the United States, National Cheeseburger Day is celebrated annually on 18 September.[15]

Ingredients

The ingredients used to create cheeseburgers follow similar patterns found in the regional variations of hamburgers. Popular regional toppings include bacon, avocado or guacamole, sliced sautéed mushrooms or onions, cheese sauce and/or chili. Less common ingredients include egg, feta cheese, salsa, jalapeños, and other kinds of chili peppers, anchovies, slices of ham, mustard, gyros meat, or bologna, horseradish, sauerkraut, pastrami or teriyaki-seasoned beef, tartar sauce, french fries, onion rings, potato chips, a pat of butter, pineapple, and tofu.[citation needed]

A cheeseburger may have more than one hamburger patty and more than one slice of cheese. A stack of two patties is called a double cheeseburger; a triple cheeseburger has three, and a quadruple has four.[16][17] Some cheeseburgers are prepared with the cheese enclosed within the ground beef, rather than on top. This is sometimes known as a Jucy Lucy.[18]

Religious

Traditionally, this dish breaches the kosher laws (Hebrew: כַּשְׁרוּת; kashrut) observed by Judaism as it combines ground beef and cheese. Mixtures of milk and meat (Hebrew: בשר בחלב, basar bechalav, literally "meat in milk") are prohibited according to Jewish religious law (Hebrew: הלכה; halakha), following a verse in the Book of Exodus in which Jews are forbidden from "boiling a (kid) goat in its mother's milk" (Exod. 34:26).[19][20] This prohibition appears again in Deuteronomy.[21] This dietary law sparked controversy in Jerusalem when McDonald's began opening franchises there that sold cheeseburgers.[22] Since that time, McDonald's has opened both kosher and non-kosher restaurants in Israel.[23]

In an attempt to provide a "kosher cheeseburger", a kosher restaurant in New York City created a controversial cheeseburger variation which replaces cheese with soy cheese.[24]

Gallery

  • A cheeseburger with mushroom sauce and fries
    A cheeseburger with mushroom sauce and fries
  • A Burger King "Quad Stacker" cheeseburger, containing four patties and bacon
    A Burger King "Quad Stacker" cheeseburger, containing four patties and bacon
  • Smaller versions of cheeseburgers served with jalapeños, fries, coleslaw, and chili sauce
    Smaller versions of cheeseburgers served with jalapeños, fries, coleslaw, and chili sauce
  • A cheddar-stuffed cheeseburger
    A cheddar-stuffed cheeseburger

See also

References

  1. ^ Piasecki, Joe (January 16, 2012). "Pasadena claims its slice of burger history". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
  2. ^ Harvey, Steve (March 27, 1991). "Only in L.A." Los Angeles Times. p. B2. Cooking at his father's short-order joint in Pasadena in the early 1920s, [Sternberger] experimentally tossed a slice (variety unknown) on a hamburger...
  3. ^ Perry, Charles (June 9, 2004). "It's an L.A. Thing; Our burgers are the best with good reason: We made them here first". Los Angeles Times. p. F1.
  4. ^ Piasecki, Joe (January 13, 2012). "Yes, it was invented in Pasadena! Probably. Tracing the cheeseburger from inception to Bob's Big Boy". Pasadena Sun. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
  5. ^ Henerson, Evan (June 23, 1999). "The Tale of the Cheeseburger". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Archived from the original on April 12, 2003. Retrieved May 13, 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Grace, Roger M. (January 15, 2004). "Old Menus Tell the History of Hamburgers in L.A." Metropolitan News-Enterprise. Retrieved May 13, 2012.
  7. ^ Spiers, Katherine (September 18, 2013). "Were Cheeseburgers Invented in Pasadena?". KCET. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  8. ^ "O'Dell's menu". Menu Collection. Los Angeles Public Library. 1928. Archived from the original on October 28, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Louisville Facts & Firsts - LouisvilleKy.gov". City of Louisville, Kentucky. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "History of the Cheeseburger". Cheese-Burger.net (blog). Retrieved October 2, 2008.
  11. ^ Flick, Bill (February 20, 2012). "Flick Fact 2/20/2012 Monday". Bloomington Pantagraph. Retrieved February 21, 2012.[dead link]
  12. ^ "Our 'Top 5 List' of little-known facts about Bloomington-Normal". WJBC-FM. July 29, 2011. Archived from the original on December 2, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  13. ^ Perry, Catherine D. (July 7, 2004). "Steak 'n Shake vs Burger King, Memorandum and Order" (PDF). United States District Court Eastern District Missouri Eastern Division. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) (7 July 2004) 323 F. Supp.2d 983 (E.D. Mo. 2004)
  14. ^ Ulla, Gabe (September 4, 2012). "World's Biggest Cheeseburger Clocks in at 2,014 Pounds". Eater. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  15. ^ "National Cheeseburger Day". WinCalendar. Sapro Systems. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  16. ^ Tice, Carol (January 28, 2002). "In-N-Out Burgers: With an emphasis on quality, this fast feeder shows its rare appeal. (Regional Powerhouse Chains)". Nation's Restaurant News – via Highbeam Research. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ Hall, David (October 24, 2006). "Society's fast food intake reeks". Daily Skiff. Texas Christian University School of Journalism. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  18. ^ Flower, Justin; Boller, Jay (March 13, 2008). "Burger Battle". Minnesota Daily.
  19. ^ Exodus 34:26
  20. ^ Exodus 23:19
  21. ^ Deuteronomy 14:21
  22. ^ Bronner, Ethan (September 3, 1995). "Big Mac under attack in Jerusalem As McDonald's rings up sales of nonkosher burgers, outcry on 'cultural identity' heard". Boston Globe. Retrieved August 21, 2010 – via ProQuest. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help) Alternate link via ProQuest.
  23. ^ "Will residents of Jerusalem get to bite a kosher Big Mac?". J. The Jewish News of Northern California. December 21, 2001. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
  24. ^ Montefinise, Angela (March 2, 2008). "Jews Have A 'Beef'". New York Post. Retrieved May 30, 2014.

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