hamburger (also called a beef burger, hamburger sandwich, burger, hamburgor cheeseburger when served with a slice of cheese) is a sandwich consisting of one or more cooked patties of ground meat, usually beef, placed inside a sliced bun. Hamburgers may be cooked in a variety of ways, including pan-frying, barbecuing, and flame-broiling. Hamburgers are often served withlettuce, bacon, tomato, onion, pickles, cheese and condiments such as mustard,mayonnaise, ketchup, relish, and chiles.