•             First hamburger: The hamburger made its international debut at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904. Café owner Fletcher “Old Dave” Davis of Athens, Texas, described his early burger as a classic, greasy burger served on just-out-of-the-oven slices of bread and garnished with mayonnaise, sliced onion and cucumber pickles. The people of Athens were reportedly so pleased with Fletcher’s sandwich that they raised a pile of money and sent him to the World’s Fair.

•           Largest hamburger on record: The largest commercially available hamburger is 164.8 lbs. and is available for $399 on the menu at Mallie’s Sports Grill & Bar in Southgate, Michigan, as of August 29, 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beefiest day of the year: More beef is consumed on Memorial Day than any other day of the year. The Fourth of July and Labor Day typically tie for the second most popular beef-eating days.

•             Most popular beef cut: Ground beef. Between 40 and 45 percent of all beef sold today is in ground form. This includes fast food hamburgers, ground beef from the grocery store and processed meats such as sausage, hot dogs and lunch meat.

• Beefy nutrients: Beef is the number one source of protein, vitamin B12 and Zinc. Beef is also the number three source of iron behind fortified cereal and grains.

•           Favorite flavors with beef: The top five most-liked flavors consumers enjoy with beef are onion (58 percent), followed by garlic (52 percent), herbs (33 percent), Worcestershire sauce (26 percent) and lemon/citrus juice (19 percent).