The kebab went on a global joyride. Immigrants brought it everywhere. Germany loves the döner kebab. It’s the country’s most popular takeout food, outselling sausages.
In the UK, the "doner kebab" became a post-pub legend. It’s often served with chili sauce and garlic mayo. Brits eat millions of them annually, usually at 2 AM.
In Greece, they have gyros. It’s almost identical to the döner. Greeks and Turks argue about that, too. "Gyros is Greek!" "No, it’s Turkish!" It’s a delicious, ongoing argument.
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Kebabs are universal. Every culture has a version. In South Africa, it’s sosaties (marinated lamb on skewers). In Japan, it’s yakitori (grilled chicken skewers). In Indonesia, it’s sate.
The world’s largest kebab was made in Turkey in 2010. It weighed over 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds). It took 24 chefs to rotate it. That’s a lot of garlic sauce.
Arabic meat kabab with saffron onion tomato pita bread lemon slice and
There’s a town in Germany called Kebabburg? No, but there should be. Berlin has a museum and a festival dedicated entirely to the döner kebab.
