From humble beginnings in Germany, the hamburger has risen to gourmet heights. As the trend has taken hold of South Africans, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to sample and review the widest possible range of burgers (check out the list of some of our favourite burger joints here), but we thought it was high time for a full audit.

Want to contribute to the future of burger-kind? Click here to fill out the 2012 Eat Out Burger survey.