"Take the simple American fast food go-to, the hamburger, as an example. The word comes from the German town of Hamburg, where people used to eat very similar-looking steaks made with ground beef. When Germans landed in the U.S., they brought the dish with them, not knowing that it would eventually morph into a fast food icon and one of the most beloved cornerstones of American cuisine."
"It's just sausages cooked in a Yorkshire pudding-style batter. The sausages look like little toads peeking out of holes, hence the name. The dish was originally created as a way for poorer families to make meat, which was expensive, stretch further and feed more people. Today though, it's still a staple across the U.K. You'll usually see it served like many British comfort foods, with lashings of rich gravy and lots of vegetables."
Many popular dishes have names rooted in history, culture, or practical invention, often revealing surprising origins. The hamburger name derives from Hamburg, Germany, where similar ground-beef steaks were eaten; German immigrants brought the dish to the United States and it evolved into an American fast-food staple. Several vintage dishes bear unusually whimsical names with interesting origins. Toad in the hole exists in two forms: the American breakfast version of an egg fried inside a hole in bread, and the British 18th-century casserole of sausages baked in Yorkshire pudding batter. The British version originated as a way to stretch meat for poorer families and remains a comforting, gravy-topped staple.
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