What do they call hamburgers in Hamburg?

Kainantu

Hackfleisch http://ets.freetranslation.com/ They were once called tartar steak. The hamburger's history can be traced back to the Baltic times, even before the place where it is said to have originated, Hamburg, Germany. During the middle ages the Tartar people scraped raw meat, seasoned it with salt, pepper, and onion juice, and ate what they called 'tartar steak.' http://www.amazingsite.com/archive/mar00/mar05-00.shtml Mar 09 03, 5:50 AM

PrivateJoke

Frikadelle is the name used in Northern Germany for the German forerunner of the hamburger, though they are fatter than American-style hamburgers and not usually served on a bun (and certainly not on a soft bun), but rather with potatoes and vegetables as a main course (entrée) in a snack bar or restaurant. They can thus be seen as an intermediate form between the meatball and the American hamburger. Frikadellen can be found under that name in Hamburg and many parts of Germany, though other names (Bulette, Klöpse, Fleischklößchen, Kliesln, etc.) are also used. Frikadellenbrötchen is a common snack, also available in Hamburg, and usually consists of a crusty white roll or piece of baguette with salad and slices of cold Frikadelle. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frikadelle Hackfleisch simply means minced (ground) meat. Apr 08 09, 4:39 AM