I haven't had a 100% kebab dedicated thread in a while, so let's go!
























BO!

so is a kebab like a gyro?

x bovinity

fantasyislander said:

kebab!

KebabKing said:

then i LOOOOOVE kebabs!!

fantasyislander said:

Pretty much, yes. Gyros is a Greek word and means " to turn around, to spin", as in "gyrate".

Döner kebap is a Turkish word and "döner" means " it spins" or "it turns".

Kebap means " a meat dish" or just roasted meat.

The döner kebap is originally a Turkish invention created in the 15th century but it wasn´t that popular back then and keep in mind that tomatoes and bell pepper weren´t discovered yet ( they´re American).

So the first documented döner kebap the way we know it was prepared by a Turkish chef called Hamdi Usta in 1830 in the town of Kastamonu, as documented by the German military official Helmuth von Moltke.

Much more famous is probably shish kebap, which means meat on a skewer.
There are also other kebaps like tandir kebabi, most of those other Turkish kebaps have their roots in the traditional Indian kebaps, especially tandir kebabi ( Indian "tandoori").

The Greek version mostly consists of pork whereas the original döner kebap contains mutton, or, in its more modern form, veal or chicken or beef...



There´s even a book (in German) by Eberhard Seidel-Pielen called "Aufgespießt-Wie der Döner über die Deutschen kam." about the history of the döner kebap.

KebabKing said:

now i can see the chicken kebab... but they now make children's kebab as well?!

AND it's cheaper than chicken?!
[Edited 1/7/06 9:31am]

IrresistibleB1tch said:

only naughty kids

KebabKing said:

well in that case... enjoy!

KoolEaze said:

For real? I didn't know that. I thought it was lamb or lamb & beef.

Stax said:

Well, it depends on the area I guess. Plus they all taste and come out different, varying from country to country, even though they all use very similar ingredients.
Anyway, gyros mostly contains pork, at least in Germany and Holland...don´t know about other countries.
[Edited 1/8/06 9:23am]

KoolEaze said:

i thought the gyros from greece were supposed to be lamb. around here they use beef, i don't think these midwestern farmers would be ready for that!

I love!!.... donairs.

Stax said:

yeah, only lamb really

KoolEaze said:

You mean IMPORTED, as opposed to "discovered", of course.
My ancestors had been eating tomatoes and bell peppers for thousands of years.