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Celebrating National Hamburger Day

Dan Beef, This Land of Ours

celebratingIf you recall, last week Cathy Isom told us all about May being National Hamburger Month. Today Cathy has us celebrating a juicy treat that’s been a staple of the American diet for decades. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours.

Celebrating National Hamburger Day

Today is National Hamburger Day! And nothing says summertime like a big, juicy hamburger.

Hamburgers and cheeseburgers have been a staple of the American diet for decades. Americans eat almost 50 billion burgers a year. That is the equivalent of three burgers a week for every person in the United States!

Although hamburgers originated in Hamburg, Germany, eating a burger on a bun is actually an American tradition. The hamburger as we know it was most likely invented in Seymour, Wisconsin. Each year, the city hosts a hamburger festival called Burger Fest. That is where the world’s largest hamburger made its debut in 2001. It weighed a whopping 8,266 pounds!

To celebrate National Hamburger day, host a backyard barbecue with your family and friends and grill up some tasty burgers. Don’t forget the trimmings. They are so many delicious ways you can customize your burger — add bacon, ketchup, lettuce, pickles, tomatoes, mayo, and many other favorite fixings!

I’m Cathy Isom…