# Greek themed party - how much gyro meat?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 15, 2014, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-themed-party-how-much-gyro-meat/688490 "2014-05-15T01:47:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-themed-party-how-much-gyro-meat/688490/21 "2014-09-09T17:30:55Z")

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I think of hummus as Middle Eastern food, but I also think of most Middle Eastern food as being Mediterranean food as well. It’s all good.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-themed-party-how-much-gyro-meat/688490/22 "2014-09-09T17:33:58Z")

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I never did gyros but I’d occasionally do a hamburger cookout for a crowd. A decent ballpark figure is to have a pound of meat for every four people. Maybe go a little high because having leftovers is better than running short.

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**Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-themed-party-how-much-gyro-meat/688490/23 "2014-09-09T18:07:04Z")

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> [@pulykamell](#):
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> Is that common? Most people I know seem to associate it with Middle Eastern food, but there is a reasonable amount of crossover between Greek & Middle Eastern cuisine. Still, when I think Greek gyros, I think tzatziki. When I think Middle Eastern schwarma/doner kebab, I think hummus.

I couldn’t say how common it is, but I’ve heard people refer to it as (or at least imply it is) Greek many times.

I’m actually a firm believer in taking whatever the hell you like and putting it all together on a plate, so I have no real objection to what you do with your hummus, I just thought it might be of interest.

So… how many people now want hummus?

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**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2014, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greek-themed-party-how-much-gyro-meat/688490/24 "2014-09-09T20:22:17Z")

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Moving from IMHO to Cafe Society.

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