Someone looked at a perfectly good burger and thought yeah but what if we melted cheese on it.
Fun fact: The U.S. trademark for the word "cheeseburger" was granted to a Denver restaurant in 1935.
Technically Austrian, but good luck telling a French person that without getting a very stern look.
Fun fact: The croissant is Austrian in origin, adapted from the kipferl and popularized in Paris around 1839.