Everything about Cheeseburgers totally explained
A
cheeseburger is a
hamburger, accompanied with
cheese. The cheese is usually sliced, then added a short time before the hamburger finishes cooking to allow the cheese to melt. In America the cheese that makes up a cheeseburger is usually
American cheese, but there are many other possible variations.
Mozzarella,
blue cheese and
cheddar are also popular choices.
The cheese in a cheeseburger substantially changes its nutritional value. For example, in comparison to their standard hamburger, with which it differs only by the slice of cheese, a McDonald's cheeseburger has 20% more calories, 33% more fat and 25% more protein. Other types of cheese would have varying effects, depending on their nutritional content.
History
In 1924,
Lionel Sternberger grilled the first cheeseburger in
Pasadena, California. The name of the restaurant and the precise year — the date has been pegged as late as 1926 — for that maiden grilling has been debated by cheeseburger enthusiasts. When Sternberger died in 1964,
Time magazine noted in its February 7 issue that:
Louisville, Kentucky-based Kaelin's Restaurant claims to have invented the cheeseburger in 1934. The following year, the
mark for the name "cheeseburger" was awarded to Louis Ballast of the Humpty Dumpty Drive-In in
Denver, Colorado.
Variations
A cheeseburger can be served with toppings such as
pickles,
tomatoes,
lettuce,
onions, fried
egg,
mushrooms or
bacon slices. Typical condiments used include
mustard,
ketchup,
mayonnaise and
barbecue sauce.
A
Jucy Lucy is a type of cheeseburger, developed and popularized in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, where the cheese is placed inside the raw meat and then cooked until it melts.
There are also multiple patty cheeseburgers, with the name changing in correspondence to how many patties are used (two equals double, three equals triple, etc.).
Further Information
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