Cheeseburger

United States · North America

Short description: This sandwich adds melted cheese to the hamburger format and became a diner and fast-food standard.
Ingredients: Bun with a ground beef patty, cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickles, and condiments.
Cultural note: Its exact inventor is debated, but the format became a defining casual-food template through diners, drive-ins, and chains.
Common misconception: It is not a separate species of sandwich from a hamburger; the cheese is the defining addition.

image credit

creator:: Renee Comet, National Cancer Institute
source:: Wikimedia Commons
license:: Public domain
modified:: Downloaded as a Commons-generated thumbnail and re-encoded for Gochizu review; no content edits.