The hamburger, as the story goes, was born when Frank and Charles Menches, brothers from Ohio who traveled to fairs around the nation, ran out of sausage for their regular sandwich. A local butcher in Hamburg, New York couldn't’t serve up replacement sausage, the brothers instead accepted ground beef. The Menches brothers added spices to the ground beef including coffee beans and brown sugar. Hamburgers in the UK are very similar to their U.S. cousins. In Australia they sell what is known as a hamburger "with the lot." This includes tomato, lettuce, grilled onion, beetroot (canned slices), meat, cheese, pineapple, a fried egg (usually with a hard yolk) and bacon. Chinese supermarkets sell unrefrigerated so-called "hamburgers" which are nothing more than ultra-sweet buns cut open with a thin slice of pork or ham placed inside without any condiments or vegetables. In Japan they have hamburg steaks. These are served without a bun and are similar to the American Salisbury steak. They are made from minced beef, pork or a blend of the two, mixed with onions, egg, breadcrumbs and spices. They are served with brown sauce with vegetable or salad sides, or occasionally in Japanese curries. I like my hamburgers medium rare and sizzling off a grill. Suffice to say, I don't consider the hamburgers at Burger King and Mcdonald's with the 2-inch thick patty to be a burger. Also, I like burgers without anything on them, maybe a bit of ketchup or lettuce occasionally, so that I can actually taste the meat.
The Ancient Greeks covered their bread with oils, herbs, and cheese. The Romans developed placenta, a sheet of flour topped with cheese and honey and flavored with bay leaves. Modern pizza originated in Italy as the Neapolitan pie with tomato. In 1889 cheese was added. The Australian-style consists of tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, bacon, egg, and sometimes prawns (shrimp). Indian pizzas are generally spicier than those in Western culture and may feature curry, tandoori chicken, and cottage cheese. Pakistan can't boast a distinct type but As of 2009, Pizza sales in Pakistan generate over $2 billion annually which is the second largest pizza sales revenue in the world after the US. Pakistan also has the world's largest Pizza Hut store in Karachi with a seating capacity of over 5,000 people. The largest pizza ever made was at the Norwood Pick 'n Pay hypermarket in Johannesburg, South Africa. According to the Guinness Book of Records the pizza was 37.4 meters in diameter and was made using 500 kg of flour, 800 kg of cheese and 900 kg of tomato puree. Although it may sound unusual I suggest trying a white pizza. Generally when u ask for white pizza it comes with mozzarella, ricotta, and olive oil. The type my dad orders (he has some food allergies) features only mozzarella cheese. I tell you it is DELICIOUS!! But I'm also fond of CPK's (California Pizza Kitchen) barbecue chicken pizza.
It's hard to determine the origins of the hot dog. You can base it on the creation of the sausage, the placing of the sausage n bread or a bun, the popularity of the existing dish, or the application of the name "hot dog" to a sausage and bun combination. But what we do know in Around 1870, on Coney Island, a German immigrant named Charles Feltman began selling sausages in rolls. The term "dog" has been used as a synonym for sausage since at least 1884 and accusations that sausage makers used dog meat date to at least 1845. Almost all hot dogs are given a natural casing to keep the meat together. These casings are made from the thoroughly cleaned small intestines of sheep. Now doesn't that spark your appetite for a good ole frankfurter. I'm not really a fan of hot dogs but if I were to choose the best I'd go with Gray's Papaya. That's a large hot dog stand featuring a tropical fruit them located on 72nd and Broadway in NYC.
Now what do these foods have in common besides their popularity, use of a tomato/tomato bi-product, and their overwhelming fat-content? All of these foods are often found in desserts!! People at home make hot dog, hamburger, and pizza shaped cakes, cookies, and cupcakes. Generally fondant and icing are used for the condiments and toppings. A pizza cookie can be made to look like an actual pizza pie by the use of red frosting as tomato sauce and shredded coconut as mozzarella. Or one can make a dessert pie with nutella to replace the tomato sauce and cruncha bunch to replace the sausage. Miniature hamburgers can be made out of two nilla wafers as buns, a thin mint patty, with green-tinted sweetened coconut as lettuce, and frosting for ketchup and mustard. Certain moldable sugar cookie doughs are perfect for making hot dogs (like the image below from Cookie Dough Fun) and can feature chopped gumdrop relish. Mini hot dogs for cupcakes have a circus peanut cut in half to use as a bun.
In addition to the wide range of homemade desserts, many candy companies like Trolli for example make both gummy and marshmallow versions of these treats. French fries even have their own line of marshmallow and gummys!
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