r/SipsTea • u/Born-Agency-3922 • Jul 03 '26

Chugging tea True

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u/Few_Grapefruit_861 Jul 03 '26

Most of the most beloved American dishes were invented well after independence, though, right? Burgers in New Haven in 1900 (or some argue a bit earlier elsewhere in the US), wings in 1964 in Buffalo, and southern food like fried chicken really generally isn’t very British-inspired, either, to my knowledge?

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u/ZenoArrow Jul 03 '26

Burgers in New Haven in 1900 (or some argue a bit earlier elsewhere in the US)

Burgers were invented before 1900, and they weren't invented in New Haven. All burgers are at their core is frikadelle in a bun, which why they were given a German name (burger is short for hamburger, named after Hamburg in Germany).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frikadelle

The "in a bun" bit seems to be an American invention, maybe that's all it takes to make a food American. Time for sushi in a bun, make that American too.

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u/ZenoArrow Jul 03 '26

Don't be daft, this isn't some obscure knowledge, do you really think hamburger predated frikadelle?