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Patty or burger?



Akanah
Spain

Patty or burger?
 
Hi, can anybody tell me what is more commonly used, patty or burger?
 
Thanks,
 
Olga

5 Dec 2009      





Lauren5020
Canada

A patty is when it is either uncooked or just the meat by itself.
But once you put it together, with the bun it is called a burger!

5 Dec 2009     



Akanah
Spain

Thanks, Lauren, that �s what I had read. It �s just that watching a tv show, I �ve heard someone ordering a "patty" :S
 
thanks,
Olga

5 Dec 2009     



RabbitWho
Czech Republic

Spongebob square-pants is the only place I ever heard the word "patty" ;) 

5 Dec 2009     



Jayho
Australia

McDonalds use the word patty in their Big Mac - 100% beef patty.

From what I recall from my recipes I think generally that a patty is the uncooked (meat and/or other ingedients) component - it sort of describes the shape.  Once it is cooked and put together with other ingredients it becomes a burger, like Lauren wrote.   Maybe other cooks can clarify.  However, we often use these words interchangeably.
 
Burger is far more common.
 
Cheers - Jayho

6 Dec 2009