Translation guide
A Hamburg steak is a Japanese-style ground meat patty, similar to a hamburger steak or Salisbury steak, often served with a demi-glace or tomato-based sauce. It is a popular home-cooked and restaurant dish in Japan.
Hamburg steak
Common Japanese dish, not the same as a hamburger.
Referring to the food item 'Hamburg steak' as a Japanese dish.
The standard Japanese term for Hamburg steak. It is a loanword from English 'hamburg' and is used in everyday conversation.
Tonight's dinner is Hamburg steak.
The Hamburg steak at this restaurant is exquisite.
A longer, more formal term, sometimes used on menus to emphasize the dish's Western origin. Less common in casual speech.
The menu said 'Hamburg steak'.
Distinguishing Hamburg steak from similar Western-style meat dishes.
Refers to a hamburger (the sandwich). Not the same as Hamburg steak, though the patty inside may be similar.
Hamburg steak and hamburgers are different foods.
Meatballs. Sometimes confused with Hamburg steak, but they are smaller and usually served differently.
In Japanese, ハンバーグ (Hamburg steak) is a plated meat patty dish, while ハンバーガー (hamburger) is a sandwich. Do not confuse the two.
I want to eat Hamburg steak, but I don't want a hamburger.
I made meatballs from the Hamburg steak mixture.