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Whats the History of the Donner Kebab and is it the meat 100% Lamb?

I did an online search but came up with nothing? anyone know?

I think it's 100% meat... not quite sure what animal it comes from though.

/insert alsation joke of choice here wink

I think it's mostly rat but I dare say there's a little pigeon thrown in there too.

Your standard kebab has only lamb meat in it, but there are herbs and spices added. Cheaper versions mayhave a little soy or similar filler added, but in a good chippy it will be just lamb and seasoning. It's very fatty lamb, though.

As for the history, well I can tell you that they come out of the freezer at about 4pm and are put straight on the spit. The first meat should be ready by opening at 5pm, but as the meat is still mostly frozen at that time, you can't serve them very fast. As the evening goes on the centre thaws, so the meat cooks faster on the outside and you can speed up service. If you're more than halfway throught the meat by 7pm on a Friday, you'll need to get another one out of the freezer and started on the other spit to ensure you can meet the pub rush. Anything left at the end of the night is dumped back in the freezer. Can't tell you who invented them, though. (

Probably someone Turkish

For the full history of the Doner Kebab you can always go to Wikipedia.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%B6ner_Kebab

Thanks guys!!! I have to say that the website was really great info!

Indeed. The chippies I worked in were all Greek-Cypriot owned.

Hmm thats interesting cos from what I read with that info, is that the British Donner Kebab is Turkish via Germany invention.

All this talk of Kebabs has put me in the mood for a large Doner with extra chilli sauce but only after six pints of Stella of course.

Only six pints?

/Buffalo Bloke is a lightweight
//everyone knows it has to be double figures to deserve a kebab

Yes. Did I say otherwise? Like you I found the Wikipedia link informative (hence the use of the word "indeed") ....and it goes on to mention that many British Chippies are Cypriot owned and use different spices to the original..... which was interesting to me as I worked in Cypriot-owned chippies. So what's the problem?

Except in Germany they call them Giros (with a hard G)...actually bloody tasty there, you can actually eat them sober.

The chippies around where I lived and worked were all greek-cypriot too, infact they were related!!

I didnt realise there was a probelm? Is there? :???: