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Patty

A patty or burger (in British English) is a flattened, usually round, serving of ground meat or legumes, grains, vegetables, or meat alternatives. Patties are found in multiple cuisines throughout the world.

For other uses, see Patty (disambiguation).

Alternative names

Burger

Main dish, Sandwich

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Ground meat, meat alternatives, vegetables, grains, and/or legumes

In British English, minced meat that is formed into a disc is called a burger, whether it is in a bread roll or not. The word "patty" is usually used in American English but almost unknown in British English.


The ingredients are compacted and shaped, usually cooked, and served in various ways.

Etymology[edit]

The term originated in the 17th century as an English alteration of the French word pâté, originally meaning a pastry with a meat filling, and later the filling itself.[1]

Terminology[edit]

The term "patty" is used in many varieties of English, but less frequently in Britain and Ireland than in the United States.[2] Merriam-Webster defines it as "a small flat cake of chopped food",[3] Cambridge as "pieces of food, especially meat, formed into a thin, circular shape and then usually cooked".[4] In some countries, patties may be called "discs."[5]


Similar-shaped cakes not made from ground beef may also be called "burgers": "fish burgers" may be made from reshaped mechanically separated meat.[6] Patties made from chicken meat may be called chicken patties.


Veggie burger patties are made without meat and instead use legumes, grains, other mixed vegetables, and/or soy products such as tofu or tempeh or seitan, a product made of wheat gluten, often mixed with a binding agent.[7][8][9]