Sunday, June 17, 2012

Doner Kebabs!

Germany- Doner Kebab

Albania- Doner Kebab

Slovenia- Doner Kebab

Portugal- Doner Kebab

Greece- Gyro
During my travels I have been able to try so many delicious kinds of food, and I have had some excellent meals. One of the main foods I had was the doner kebab, which can be found all over Europe. They are delicious, cheap and fast--a fabulous combination. Originally from Turkey, the doner kebab became a hit throughout the continent. And each country and restaurant makes every doner kebab with its own variation. The basic form of the doner is stuffing bread with shaved meat (lamb and beef or chicken and turkey) from a roasting pit. Then condiments and toppings can be added it, like lettuce, tomatoes, fries and the delicious and crucial yogurt sauce. During my travels I sampled doner kebabs from many different countries, and I have decided to compare them. My favorite doner kebabs came from Germany. They are absolutely scrumptious, and can't be beat. Though the doners from Slovenia and Albania came quite close. Doners from Italy were decent. Portugal definitely had the worst doner kebab! But although I thoroughly enjoyed doner kebabs, they had nothing on the gyros from Greece. The traditional gyro is the same basic form as the doner kebab, but it is stuffed with pork. And that makes perfect sense, because I love pork! The pita bread was also so tasty and really made the gyro surpass the wonderful doner kebab. So, moral of the story is: one of the best parts of traveling is the food you're introduced to. So get out there and eat!

1 comment:

  1. I can appreciate this SO much more now that I have had a couple gyros from around Greece, but now I'm curious to the others!
    <3

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