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I was wondering if I should call it a grorious nippon hambagu or hambaaga, apparently there's a difference!

While “hambagu” and a “hambaga” (hamburger) may seem like the same item on a menu, these are actually two different dishes that can be found in Japan. Hambagu refers to a Japanese version of a traditional “Hamburg steak”, a dish which was spread around the world in the 1800s by German immigrants. Hambagu are a type of yoshoku, Western-style Japanese cuisine, along with dishes like omurice (omelette rice), doria, and Naporitan (Neapolitan) spaghetti. Although these meals are not traditionally Japanese, they became popular during the Meiji era when Japan sought to Westernize and eat the same foods as Western countries.