Fun Facts About Burgers

FUN FACTS ABOUT BURGERS The Big Mac had two previous names: "aristocrat" and "blue ribbon burger", both of which failed in the marketplace. Hamburgers got their name from Hamburg Germany where a cut of beef called the Hamburg steak is from. This evolved into what we now know as the hamburger. If all Hamburgers eaten by Americans in a year are arranged in a straight line, it would circle our Earth 32 times or PETA once offered the town of Hamburg, NY $15,000 to change their name to more! Veggieburg. Burger King released a meat- scented cologne in 2008 called "Flame." In 2012, Black Bear Casino Resort in Minnesota, USA, set the world record for the biggest burger weighing 2,014 pounds (913 kg) and was 10-feet in diameter. The most expensive burger is the FleurBurger 5000, prepared by the Fleur Restaurant in Las Vegas, USA, in 2013, which was priced at a staggering US $5,000. It was made of black truffles, foie gras and Kobe beef, and was served with 1990 Chateau Petrus bottle. Presented by: | DEPOT Sources: http://factslegend.org/20-facts-burgers/ http://www.kickassfacts.com/25-interesting-facts-didnt-know-burgers/ http://www.savortonight.com//restaurants/10-fun-facts-about-burgers/ http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/25-amazing-facts-about-burgers/ss-BBJBWIQ#image-1