I spent a year in England over a decade ago and of all the things I miss about that country the lowly Doner Kebab tops the list. Not just any Doner Kebab, I can go to a Turkish restaurant here, but it isn’t the same.
On nearly every street in any British town you will find a kebab shop that will serve a simple shaved lamb, shredded lettuce and white onion stuffed in a pita. What ties it together is the sauce they sprinkle on top, rather than the traditional white and red sauces in Turkish cuisine this might be a combination of both to save effort.
These shops are so common and the sauce was always the same so it must be available retail. Does anyone know where I can get it?
Shaved meat/salad/bread varies widely in flavor wherever you go. I’ve had doners all over Germany, prepared by – I’m guessing – Turks. Gyros in Chicago seem to be primarily Greek. Souvlaki in NYC is Lebanese or Egyptian. All very different, but I can’t say I’ve ever had a bad one!
Never had UK doner, because I am hopelessly addicted to good fish and chips, so I opt for that when I’m in Eng/Scot/Wales.
German doner is served on a round soft roll instead of pita. There’s a Turkish joint about seven blocks south of me in Brooklyn that does it that way, too, but not nearly as good as Berlin or Munich or Freiburg.