Doner Kebabs!

[Owyn_Merrilin]

So wait, that's what a Doner Kebab is? We actually have those in the US, but they're called Gyros (pronounced euro like the currency, not gyro as in gyroscope). It's something you get from Greek restaurants, although I understand Greek and Turkish food is very similar.

Doner Kebab is lamb though, Gyros is pork.

Where'd you get that idea? I've never heard of a gyro made of anything but lamb.

Edit: Looks like it depends on the country in question. In the US, they're almost always made out of lamb or a blend of lamb and beef. In the rest of the world, if it's called a gyro and not a kebab or shawarma[footnote]interestingly enough, all three names can apparently refer to the same thing depending on what part of the world you're in[/footnote], it's more likely to be made out of pork, chicken, or veal.

 

[lunavixen]

Chicken and beef kebabs are good as well, not just the lamb, mixed is great, you don't even have to be drunk to enjoy one, but i liked the story that went with it

 

[dumbseizure]

Dammit Daystar!

Now I am hungry again!

LONG LIVE THE DONER KEBAB!

 

[ItsNotRudy]

So wait, that's what a Doner Kebab is? We actually have those in the US, but they're called Gyros (pronounced euro like the currency, not gyro as in gyroscope). It's something you get from Greek restaurants, although I understand Greek and Turkish food is very similar.

Doner Kebab is lamb though, Gyros is pork.

Where'd you get that idea? I've never heard of a gyro made of anything but lamb.

Edit: Looks like it depends on the country in question. In the US, they're almost always made out of lamb or a blend of lamb and beef. In the rest of the world, if it's called a gyro and not a kebab or shawarma[footnote]interestingly enough, all three names can apparently refer to the same thing depending on what part of the world you're in[/footnote], it's more likely to be made out of pork, chicken, or veal.

When it's made with veal/lamb, I think it loses the name Gyros. Afaik only pork and sometimes chicken can carry the name Gyros.

 

[MartianWarMachine]

Upon this island, there is but a single kebab shop (that I am aware of). Since the end of last year, they have been closed. I miss them ;~;

 

[thenumberthirteen]

Damn it. I want a kebab so much now. While they are a staple of drunken food I eat them sober every so often. Sometimes I just get a craving.

 

[Carrion22]

the very best kebabs however are those served in the Indian run kebab houses.

Lamb Tikka kebab, whole chunks of lamb in a spicy sauce on a 2 foot long spike of steel ended with a whole onion, cooked in a tandori oven until the onion is sweet and falling apart. and served in a freshly cooked 14 inch long garlic naan

the meat is lovingly wrapped in the naan goodness and then is whipped of the skewer and the onion broken over it. best served with some mango sauce, whole chilies and if you are on a date some salad.

eat it OPEN using hunks of naan to cradle the meaty goodness and entire chillies in one amazing feast.

always fed me at night and also breakfast on the way into uni.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

So wait, that's what a Doner Kebab is? We actually have those in the US, but they're called Gyros (pronounced euro like the currency, not gyro as in gyroscope). It's something you get from Greek restaurants, although I understand Greek and Turkish food is very similar.

Doner Kebab is lamb though, Gyros is pork.

Where'd you get that idea? I've never heard of a gyro made of anything but lamb.

Edit: Looks like it depends on the country in question. In the US, they're almost always made out of lamb or a blend of lamb and beef. In the rest of the world, if it's called a gyro and not a kebab or shawarma[footnote]interestingly enough, all three names can apparently refer to the same thing depending on what part of the world you're in[/footnote], it's more likely to be made out of pork, chicken, or veal.

When it's made with veal/lamb, I think it loses the name Gyros. Afaik only pork and sometimes chicken can carry the name Gyros.

Like I said, it's got to be regional or something. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyro_(food)#United_States

I know wikipedia isn't a great source, but it backs up my experience with the actual food -- you check the menu at pretty much any Greek restaurant, it'll say it's either lamb or a blend of lamb and beef.

 

[franticfarken]

CLAP CLAP CLAP BEAUTIFUL :')

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

Kababs are merely what the weak Turks call Souvlaki. Which is a Greek thing and the best food ever.

The real question is have you had a souvlaki from a lebanese take-out joint that uses toum instead of tzatziki? Toum is superior to tzatziki in the same way tzatziki is superior to generic 'garlic sauce'.

 

[Vivid Kazumi]

Ah, you Englishmen and your kebabs...What, are you on a diet? Trying to get in shape for swimsuit season? I mean, you've not even deep-fried anything. Come to Glasgow and treat yourself to a pizza crunch...

If you order two at once in most chip shops you get a free place on the transplant list at the Royal Infirmary.

is that...... a deep fried pizza?

 

[kingthrall]

Oh man this made my day. This is like the best article read for a long time!

 

[Zeren]

When I saw this thread the first thing I thought of was this.

I was wrong, but I still wasn't disappointed.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Ah, you Englishmen and your kebabs...What, are you on a diet? Trying to get in shape for swimsuit season? I mean, you've not even deep-fried anything. Come to Glasgow and treat yourself to a pizza crunch...

If you order two at once in most chip shops you get a free place on the transplant list at the Royal Infirmary.

I've just had a thought...


A deep fried doner kebab pizza...


That would cure all the alcohol poisoning.

 

[zumbledum]

Its a sheep product, a very heavily spiced and processed sheep. we used to sell it at my pizza shop , the fat that thing puts out you wouldnt believe! People taste is quite similar to pork btw.

To be more specific, döner kebab is usually lamb, though it can actually be any kind of meat or fish (pork is pretty rare, given it's origins in Islamic countries). I'm not entirely sure about this, but the fattiness is supposedly to keep the meat from drying out.

well i think its going to depend on where you are, Here in England we have so many imigrant populations we have food from every corner and we tend to blend it and change it.
Doner is that amazingly fatty because of the cuts of meat used in making it and of course it acts as a binding agent and the big flavour, but we also do chicken doner's, hell we have chicken tikka / tandori doners for that matter. in the north in big indian cuisine areas like manc and birmingham , getting a donner in naan with different sauces is pretty common.
if its pork we tend to call it shish, which as i understand it means 5 not pork, so that makes no sense

 

[Evil Smurf]

Kababs are merely what the weak Turks call Souvlaki. Which is a Greek thing and the best food ever.

The real question is have you had a souvlaki from a lebanese take-out joint that uses toum instead of tzatziki? Toum is superior to tzatziki in the same way tzatziki is superior to generic 'garlic sauce'.

I will as soon as possible. I love garlic.

 

[RoonMian]

They've even gone high-tech!!!


Translated transcript: The machine never tires, the machine never sleeps, the machine is always in store before the chef and cuts the doner meat sweat free.


They've even built it in Minecraft

 

[Blunderboy]

I was rather spoilt by my first ever Doner kebab.
I had it on Cyprus so it was a proper one, stuff with freshly cooked meat and salad.
Suffice to say, I was slightly disappointed when I tired the greasy crap we have here.
Having said that, they always seem like a marvelous idea when I'm drunk.