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A quintessential American food, burger evolved from the German Deutsches beefsteak, according to the New York Times food critic Mimi Sheraton. Its other name (hamburger) is a result of the fact that many German immigrants originally came from the port of Hamburg. Burger is a succulent dish consisting of, ideally, medium-rare seared beef patties tucked in fresh, lightly toasted buns, accompanied by onion slices and ketchup or Dijon mustard. Of course, there is a variety of other condiments and vegetables such as salad greens and tomatoes, but they tend to turn the meat cold, according to Mrs. Sheraton. If cheese is added, it should be mozzarella, Gruyere or Cheddar, slightly melting and mildly pungent. It is yet unclear who first thought to encase the beef patties with buns. Giovanni Ballarini, a food historian, says that the immigrants were given grilled meat between sliced of bread, so there would be no plates involved, and no water was wasted for washing the dishes. Hannah Glasse first mentioned a Hamburg "sausage" in her 1747 cookbook The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy, defining it as a chopped mixture of beef and spices that should be served with toast. Or maybe it was Charlie Nagreen, a meatball seller from Wisconsin, who, in 1885, decided to put meatballs between bread so the consumers could eat them while walking at a country fair where he worked. Today, toppings and accompaniments vary from region to region, but for an original version one should visit Louis' Lunch in New Haven, Connecticut, serving the burgers since 1900, and claiming to be the oldest burger joint in the United States. Whatever the theories about the origin of burgers may be, and there are a lot of them, it is a convenient, simple and hearty meal that most meat lovers will gladly indulge in.

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Yesterday the weather was great. Me and my wife went to the Elswout that is close to Haarlem.

After visiting there we were hungry to eat some stuff and decided to eat a burger. This place is in a small neighbourhood called Overveen. 

At first i was thinking because of the cheap prices the food quality would be a problem. I ordered a classic beef burger with some fries. We have waited around 15-20 minutes it wasn’t a big problem because it was one of the warmest winter days 😂.

The bun was quite nice but it was plain. No heating or toasting. There were lettuce and tomatoes. Burger was cooked medium well. Pretty standard burger if you ask me. Nothing special but it was nice to eat and taste.

Probably i wouldn’t go there specifically to eat burger but if you are close this area and hungry it is a nice burger.


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