Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Döner Kebab


Spain is full of random Middle-Eastern take-out places, all called some variation of "Döner Kebab".
The Döner Kebab is a somewhat recent Turkish convention, which basically takes the rotating roast of compressed lamb, familiar to all Gyro lovers in the US, and puts the product on a Pita with some sauces, lettuce, and tomato. Here, and apparently everywhere in Europe, they come in lamb or chicken form. Apparently Döner Kebab literally means rotating meat.

So the Döner Kebab is a cheap (under 4 euros) and tasty choice. The sauces are some cross between tziki and mayonnaise, ketchup and hot sauce. The meat is good but greasy. All things considered, one could do worse for fastfood, healthwise, costwise, and tastewise.

Now Döner Kebab is usually considered drunk food in Europe, particularly in the UK. But I have leaned somewhat heavily on the greasy meat tubes in my time here. I think someone could make a killing with a Döner Kebab place in downtown Asheville.

2 comments:

  1. You did not tell me there was anything like Tziki sauce and lamb inside the Doner Kebab. Now I am sad and hungry.

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  2. I love Doners. This nice Turkish family had a kiosk outside of the Wal-Mart ( now outta business) in Zaringen, Germany.

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