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[jough]

Yeah, I couldn't think of the name of the sause.  Tzatziki, that's it.  It is made from cucumbers.

[AlohaDawg]

And it's really good, and the thought of using RANCH DRESSING as a substitute really freaks me out. It sounds vile.

[Ben-San]

And it's really good, and the thought of using RANCH DRESSING as a substitute really freaks me out. It sounds vile.

It wasn't just substituting for the tzatziki. It was the bulk of the object I was given. There was more ranch dressing by volume or mass than all non-pita ingredients combined, and possibly more than all ingredients combined including pita.

[AugustWest]

I made Alton's gyro recipe last year.  It was delicious, and reasonably simple.

[miles]

It's the same meat, but Gyros are served with souvlaki sauce on a pita with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions, whereas doner is served on a stick with different veggies.

Not where I've had them, but I do know that the German doner is considered to be sort of a bastardization of the Turkish dish.  Where I've had them, they've been served with some kind of flat bread (seems to vary regionally), but not necessarily the same kind of pita bread I get at the Greek places in Salt Lake or Seattle.  But I have had doner boxes (the meat with sauce, onions, and a bunch of fries) and doner plates.

Here.

I bet one big difference is that the doner is Turkish and the gyro is Greek?

[swinehund]

I didn't have any German doner-kebaps, but the falafels were different than north american ones in that they were filled with cabbage. Both red and white, so you didn't even have to decide. That really made it German for me.

[wombat]

It appears from the falafel game that I linked to a while ago that falafel in Israel has french fries right inside the sandwich.  Despite the fact that you could argue that the Israelis would have a more authentic version of this dish, this doesn't sound like any better of an idea than cabbage.

[swinehund]

It appears from the falafel game that I linked to a while ago that falafel in Israel has french fries right inside the sandwich.  Despite the fact that you could argue that the Israelis would have a more authentic version of this dish, this doesn't sound like any better of an idea than cabbage.

That's basically INSANE.

I actually rather liked the cabbage. It soaked up all the sauce (which I don't think was tahini, something more creamy) pretty well.

[pmcd9]

A Utah Gyro

~Paul

[side_show]

Aw, look at your smiling, sun-kissed face Paul.  Clearly you were looking forward to your Gyro. 

Also, seeing the fries makes me remember that, while fries are nice, indeed the traditional lemon potatoes that are oft served with such a dish are that much greater.

There is a place here that makes lemon potatoes that are so delicious that they almost melt in your mouth.

[pmcd9]

Also, seeing the fries makes me remember that, while fries are nice, indeed the traditional lemon potatoes that are oft served with such a dish are that much greater.

I've only ever had a gyro with fries.  I was actually surprised that Rice or Spaghetti were offered as alternates.  Lemon potatoes weren't an option, sounds tasty though.  My date got the chicken gyro because the "mystery meat" looked "yucky."  I dumped her.

~Paul

[wombat]

Paul has his priorities straight.

[side_show]

Yeah, the unwillingness to try foods is something I tie to being intrisically flawed as a human being. 

I have a single co-worker who I don't enjoy, and she is the one who complained about the salad I made with Wasabi peas at one potluck, and the goat cheese and leek spread (with toffee'd almonds) I brought to another party.  Both complaints were loud and made as warnings repeatedly to other guest and were also made without actually trying either dish.  She also complained that someone else's super mild-to-the-point-of-bland curry dish was "too spicy" at the same party.

[theinevitable]

ugh.

I have such a problem with foods. I will things. But I never like them.

And the fact that I never like them makes me think that I should avoid trying things that people make, to avoid making faces and being rude.

I realize that this is such an immature thing. I am sorry. I try to like these things, but I cannot like them.

[Ben-San]

I always have to ask people what's in their recipes for kashrut reasons and people take it as me being rude. I wish that weren't the case. I do not like you less as a person if I don't eat your bacon-shrimp-hawk-and-cheese terrine but people always seem to think I do.

That goat cheese-leek spread sounds pretty tasty, though.