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Germany’s doner kebab becomes symbol of angst over rising costs (www.politico.eu)

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“I can still remember when doner kebabs were sold for €3.50,” reminisced one teenager amid calls for a price brake to stop rising kebab costs.

The German capital is the birthplace of that ubiquitous European fast food, the doner kebab, and it shows.

Kebab shops line streets of many German cities, particularly in Berlin, and the scent of roasting, skewered meat is never far off.

Some two-million doner kebabs — meat wrapped in bread, topped with sauces and vegetables — are consumed a day in Germany, according to an industry association, quite a lot for a country of 83 million people. And the doner kebab has even supplanted the old stalwart, the currywurst — fried veal sausage topped with ketchup and curry powder — as the most popular fast-food dish in the country, according to a 2022 survey.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Dude noone in Germany is denying the Turkish roots of Döner and neither is the Politico article.

Americans eat Hamburgers. That's a Fischbrötchen with the fish replaced with unseasoned Frikadelle, doused in that ketchup of theirs. I can tell you, with absolute authority, that Hamburg doesn't claim to have invented it, at least not in the form that the US and the world knows it. The utmost claim is that HAPAG served Frikadellen (proper ones with onions and everything) in buns on their emigration ships to the US to save on dishwashing costs while making sure people would be fit enough to get past Ellis Island (there was a return trip and money back guarantee).

So, stop it. Or I'll call Raki an Ouzo ersatz.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Call it whatever you want, my energy to protest against western media's bias in what to call with bad connotations, whom to call terrorists, which European country to attribute what popular thing, what topic to underreport has its limits and I have hardly any tolerance left to discuss the sidetracking details about this.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Nah your energy is to be as offended as possible to feel as superior as possible.

Also have you ever analysed the coverage of Northern Ireland in Rwanda's press. Selective reporting! Selective reporting!

[–] [email protected] -5 points 4 months ago

You got me, congrats. I'm a bad offended guy. A snowflake. A self-made victim. I should stop talking and let the respectable media sing praises and make you happy now. Bye.