gyros - is it their turn?

[Torzelbaum]

Opa! Today is National Gyro(s) Day so I was curious to see how you all feel about the Greek version of doner kebab.

(I think we all already know how @Becksworth will respond.)

 

[Sarcasmorator]

I just had one for lunch yesterday

 

[Violentvixen]

I haven't had one in a long time. There were great places in Boulder but not much here. The Mediterranean places here are much more about lighter fare and the gyros they make just aren't that flavourful.

 

[JBear]

I like gyros just fine (and our regional variant, the donair), but for some reason I will will almost never choose one over a plate of kebabs and side salad, which is usually an option.

 

[zonetrope]

Love gyros/doner/donair. I would have one every day if heartburn weren't a concern. I basically did have one every day back at my old newspaper job because there was a great place right across the street.

 

[Daikaiju]

I love gyros, but it has been forever since i had a truly great one.

 

[ThornGhost]

I've had gyros a bunch but I'll be honest in saying I could not tell you if I've ever had a "good" one. That's not to say that I haven't, I just don't have the experience to know whether a gyro I think is good actually is. I usually go to the annual Greek Fest here so probably what I get there is? I dunno. Needless to say, I like what I've had.

I need a Greek friend to help me identify one I suppose.

 

[zonetrope]

I don't know about great gyros, but I had a doner from a stand in Berlin's Kreuzberg neighborhood that I can confidently say is among the best things I've ever eaten. Just packed with interesting flavor and texture.

 

[Johnny Unusual]

I really do like gyros/donair but if there's something else offered, I'll probably pick it. They are great but not my first go-to for yummy-times.

 

[Exposition Owl]

I do tend to prefer souvlaki given the choice, but a good gyro can certainly hit the spot.

 

[Olli]

Folks, you should stop conflating gyros and doner as the same thing. They probably both share their origin from a distant past dish, and they're both spicy meat in bread, but so's a taco.

 

[muteKi]

Folks, you should stop conflating gyros and doner as the same thing. They probably both share their origin from a distant past dish, and they're both spicy meat in bread, but so's a taco.

This is now also a thread for appreciating al pastor tacos

 

[YangusKhan]

How does one pronounce the word doner?

 

[Paul le Fou]

I do like me a nice gyro. I suppose a week late isn't a terrible time to celebrate gyro day.

 

[Exposition Owl]

How does one pronounce the word doner?

I've heard it pronounced both to rhyme with "loner" and almost to rhyme with "learner," to try to approximate the German "Döner."

 

[Torzelbaum]

Folks, you should stop conflating gyros and doner as the same thing. They probably both share their origin from a distant past dish

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doner_kebab:

"The vertical rotisserie was invented in the 19th-century Ottoman Empire, and dishes such as the Arab shawarma, Greek gyros, Canadian donair and Mexican al pastor are derived from this."

I do like me a nice gyro. I suppose a week late isn't a terrible time to celebrate gyro day.

It's never a bad day to celebrate gyro day.

 

[Phantoon]

Greek version of doner kebab.

I think if you ever try to get into Greece you'll find you're on a list for saying that

 

[Torzelbaum]

Then I guess I'll have to cancel my (non-existent) trip to Greece then.

 

[JBear]

Then I guess I'll have to cancel my (non-existent) trip to Greece then.

Gosh, I hope it's not too late for you to get a non-existent refund. Did you have non-existent travel insurance?

 

[Torzelbaum]

Yes*, from the Schrodinger agency. But they told me not to look at the policy.

*?

 

[Phantoon]

Seriously though, they won't call even call Turkish Delight that (it's Cyprus Delight in Greek Cyprus)

Gyros are incredible, but most places here do donners. Shame as I prefer gyros

 

[Exposition Owl]

Seriously though, they won't call even call Turkish Delight that (it's Cyprus Delight in Greek Cyprus)

Gyros are incredible, but most places here do donners. Shame as I prefer gyros

Yeah. I once made the mistake of asking for "dolmades" (using the Greek plural) in a Turkish restaurant. Never again.

 

[Kirin]

I don't know about great gyros, but I had a doner from a stand in Berlin's Kreuzberg neighborhood that I can confidently say is among the best things I've ever eaten. Just packed with interesting flavor and texture.

Yeah the Doner scene in Berlin is just amazing, on account of the place being full of Turkish expats.