The ancient history of the modern hamburger | Edible Histories Episode 4 | BBC Ideas

We tend to think of the burger a quintessentially American invention - the fastest of fast food. But the story of the hamburger goes back further than you might think - right back to the Romans. Food historian Annie Gray gets stuck in.

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