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Inventor Legends. Many food historians credit 16-year-old Lionel Sternberger, who in 1924 decided to slap a slice of American cheese (what else?) onto a cooking hamburger at his father's Pasadena, California, sandwich shop, the Rite Spot. He liked it, and so did his dad, and thus the cheeseburger was born.

Out of boredom, the teenager slapped a slice of American cheese onto a hamburger frying on the griddle. His dad approved of the creation, and so the cheeseburger was born - though they called it the slightly wordy “cheese hamburger.”

As with other hamburgers, a cheeseburger may include various condiments and other toppings such as lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, bacon, avocado, mushrooms, mayonnaise, ketchup, and mustard.

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The cheeseburger's story begins with a teenager named Lionel Sternberger, who worked at his father's sandwich shop, The Rite Spot, in Pasadena, California, USA. In 1924, young Lionel had a culinary revelation and decided to place a slice of American cheese atop a hamburger patty.

The cheeseburger was invented in 1924 The 16-year-old worked in his father's sandwich shop and decided to try a slice of cheese on a hamburger, calling it a "cheese hamburger." The term "cheeseburger" was coined 10 years later by a restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky, according to the museum.

variation of hamburger …the variation known as the cheeseburger, a slice of cheese is melted over the patty. The patty itself is often seasoned or augmented with chopped onions, spices, or bread crumbs before cooking.

Lionel Sternberger was running his father's diner (The Rite Spot) in Pasadena, California when the idea came to fruition. Sternberger claimed to have been the first to place cheese over a patty inside a bun – a creation he named the Cheese Hamburger. Watch our Food History 101 videos on YouTube here!

1955: Soft Serve Sensation Dairy Queen's soft serve became wildly popular. In the late '50s, the chain began expanding its menu to include hot dogs, burgers, and other hot foods.

So where does the name Milk Burger come from? “Well, everything comes from the cow so that's how we settled on Milk Burger for the name, there's no milk in any food (item here) except the milkshakes,” said Erik Mayor, Milk Burger's owner.

Improving its burgers took several years, kicking off in earnest in 2019. Dairy Queen created a new bun that was airy yet sturdy enough to handle the weight of three burger patties. It swapped out its cheese options for white cheddar and a sharper American cheese.

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 hamburger is a sandwich consisting of a cooked meat patty on a bun or roll. You can order a hamburger, fries, and a shake at most fast food restaurants. Hamburgers are traditionally made with ground beef and served with onions, tomatoes, lettuce, ketchup, and other garnishes.

a hamburger cooked with a slice of cheese on top of it.