Durban - Durban has experienced a hamburger revolution in recent years.
Many restaurants have set up shop in and around the city and have enjoyed some success thanks to the beloved burger.
A popular fast food, the hamburger – like the Durban Bunny Chow – has had many claims of invention. However still, to this day, no one knows who invented this vastly-consumed food item.
Five of the most common claims of invention are:
Charlie Nagreen who in 1885 sold a meatball between two slices of bread at the Seymour Fair.
Otto Kuase, who according to White Castle (An American fast food chain) created a beef patty cooked in butter and topped with a fried egg in 1891.
According to the family of Oscar Weber Bilby, the first-known hamburger on a bun was served on July 4, 1891 by Oscar.
Frank and Charles Menches claim to have sold a ground-beef sandwich at the Erie County Fair in 1885 in Hamburg, New York.
The fifth claim of invention came from Fetcher Davis of Athens, Texas, who claims to have invented the burger in the 1880s. He opened a lunch counter in Athens and served a ‘burger’ of fried ground beef patties with mustard and Bermuda onion between two slices of bread, with a pickle on the side.
Either way – like the Bunny Chow – thousands of people continue to enjoy the hamburger each and every day regardless of who invented it.
In the past 10 years, there has been a rise of Gourmet Burgers, with many choosing to either keep the fundamentals of a burger or completely change it up. Durban features a few restaurants that have chosen to either refine the concept of a burger or inject mind-blowing flavours.
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The seven tastiest burgers in Durban are:
Frank’s Speakeasy (Franks Burger)
This is a 250g (beef or chicken burger) patty topped with mature white cheddar, barbeque mayo and succulent sauces, all crammed within a soft and fresh burger bun.
Freedom Café (Kimchi Mayo Beef Burger)
A Korean-inspired beef burger topped with Kimchi, a traditional fermented Korean side dish made of vegetables with a variety of seasonings all topped with sliced tomato, pickled red onion, lettuce and straw fries.
Republik (Hipster Burger)
Far from mainstream burgers, this is a roll-less option served on a grilled garlic Portobello mushroom base, topped with fresh rocket and served with a side of battered zucchini fries with honey and mustard aioli.
Rocomamas (ChiliCheezGuac)
An explosion of chilli and juiciness in the mouth this burger comes on a burger bun with smashed beef, aged cheddar, bacon, tomato, fresh guacamole, red onion and smoked mayo.
Café Vigour (Lamb Burger)
A juicy 150g patty served on a burger bun topped with lettuce, tomato, caramelised onion, gherkins, homemade burger relish and cheddar cheese.
Surf Riders Food Snack (CamemBurger)
100% free range, hormone free, grass-fed beef, this burger patty is served in between two soft sesame buns. The juicy burger patty is topped with melted camembert, balsamic jam and a berry relish.
Dropkick Murphy’s (Paddy’s Burgers)
180g chicken patty served with shredded lettuce, tomato & home-made BBQ sauce with a range of toppings such as cheese, bacon, jalapenos, blue cheese, onion marmalade, biltong and much more at an extra cost.
Adapted from a press release for IOL