• ladicius@lemmy.world
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    28 days ago

    What has kekab to do with potatoes? Don’t get near my kebab with those abominations.

    • Skullgrid@lemmy.world
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      28 days ago

      In various places with turkish diaspora, the locals treat it as a generic takeway, so various other things are served that aren’t part of turkish cuisine, like chips, pizza, maybe fried fish.

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        28 days ago

        Turkish people remind me of the Chinese in a way, they know how to adapt their cuisine to meet whatever the locals like. There are a handful of very successful bagel shops run by Turkish people near where I live.

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        28 days ago

        I’ve never seen that, but it was my first guess as well. People here are already doing Doner-boxes with fries, meat and sauce in a takeout box, I’m assuming for people under doctor’s orders to eat a veggie-free high-grease and high-sodium diet.

      • Fafa@lemmy.world
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        27 days ago

        Years ago I’ve ate one with fries in Italy. It was okay ish. I mean its extra fat salt and carbs added so it must be.

    • CheesyFox@lemmy.sdf.org
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      27 days ago

      some places use french fries for volume instead of cabbage/coleslaw. Ngl, they be cookin, potatoes absorb the sauce and the meat juice, making it incredibly more tasty.

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      27 days ago

      In Armenia, they put potatoes into shawarma (a more common name for durum/kebab), so it’s a little bit of everything: meat, veggies, potatoes, sauce. But it’s non-essential and not a lot would change if it’s removed.