Sadly, the answer to that question is that the food you see in commercials isn't edible. A lot of work and time goes into making that food look the way it does on-screen, whereas when you go to the fast food restaurant, they slap together your food in less than a minute.

And so, the most recognizable American sandwich was born.” Fletcher Davis created an early version of the hamburger for his menu at a small café in Athens, Texas, in the 1880s, but didn't debut his invention to a wider audience until he took his burger to the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.

Louis Lassen: According to legend, Lassen invented the burger in 1900 at his small restaurant in New Haven, Connecticut. He placed a beef patty between two slices of bread and added cheese and condiments, creating the first “hamburger sandwich.”

1. Why are burgers so popular? Burgers are popular because they are among the cheap, delicious, easy-to-eat fast foods that are available everywhere. Burgers are also filling which makes them a great choice for lunch, evening snacks and sometimes even dinner.

A burger is a patty of ground beef grilled and placed between two halves of a bun. Slices of raw onion, lettuce, bacon, mayonnaise, and other ingredients add flavor. Burgers are considered an American food but are popular around the world.

First, the Library of Congress agrees it was Louis Lassen who invented the burger when he put scraps of ground between slices of bread for fast, easy eating. And second, Lassen's burgers are still served at Louis Lunch, a small hamburger shack in New Haven where Jeff Lassen is the fourth generation proprietor.

Brothers Charles and Frank Menches were sold out of sausage at their stand at a fair in Hamburg, New York, so they swapped in cooked ground beef mixed with coffee and brown sugar to add flavor, and served it as a sandwich. They called it a hamburger after Frank spotted the town's name on a banner at the fair.

Nagreen was 15 when he reportedly sold pork sandwiches at the 1885 Seymour Fair, made so customers could eat while walking. The Historical Society explains that Nagreen named the hamburger after the Hamburg steak with which local German immigrants were familiar.

In “How to Build a Better Burger,” The Kitchn's Sarah Rae Smith wrote about the physical order of ingredients necessary to build the most structurally sound and flavorful burger. Her verdict (from bottom): bun, mustard/ketchup, pickles, patty, cheese, tomato, lettuce, onion, mayo and bun.

It starts with an introduction paragraph and ends with a conclusion paragraph, represented by the top and bottom buns, respectively. Just like a real burger bun, these paragraphs frame the juicy contents inside – the body paragraphs – which are each represented by a different topping: lettuce, tomato, or patty.

Charlie Nagreen Nagreen was 15 when he reportedly sold pork sandwiches at the 1885 Seymour Fair, made so customers could eat while walking. The Historical Society explains that Nagreen named the hamburger after the Hamburg steak with which local German immigrants were familiar.

Knowledge Article. According to the Food Lovers Companion, The name "hamburger" comes from the seaport town of Hamburg, Germany, where it is thought that 19th-century sailors brought back the idea of raw shredded beef (known today as beef tartare) after trading with the Baltic provinces of Russia.