Gyros/Doner/Schawarma are literally the same thing. Each word mean “to turn” in Greek, Turkish, and Arabic respectively. Greek Gyros is usually pork but can be chicken. Turkish doner and Arabic shawarma is obviously not usually pork for religious reasons.
DoloresDoll on
Hungary. I have honestly no idea why, you see more places selling gyros than döner/shawarma.
Colin_Robinson_Jr on
I haven’t done a survey and haven’t read one either, but I believe it’s still the case here in Hungary. It’s just a feeling, based on what I observe among friends, relatives, and acquaintances, as well as on restaurant menus and in fast food places. There are way more “gyros” spots than “döner” ones, for example, and gyros seems to sell better too.
brownkrecha on
isn’t it the same?i
f4bles on
Serbia. You’ll find a dozen gyros places in bigger cities.
1in4cakedays on
Albania
Moosplauze on
In Germany Gyros is rarely a fastfood but a dish that you eat in one of the plenty greek restaurants while Döner usually is a fastfood that you grab to-go in a Döner restaurant (that you usually couldn’t sit and eat in until maybe 10-15 years ago when they’ve started converting to restaurants too (but 90% of their sales are still out of house).
Ok-Hotel6210 on
I like gyros more, but you don’t see them frequently here in Spain. Why is that?.
valdezlopez on
Technically… Mexico. Or at least northern Mexico.
I’ve seen more gyro (lamb) places and stands than restaurants that serve kebabs / doners / shawarmas.
Gyros are still a very obscure / niche dish, but way more available than “kebabs”.
Now…
…Non-technically speaking… Shawarmas / doners / kebabs are closer to Mexico’s northeastern cuisine in the form of tacos (specially tacos al pastor), so…
SnooBunnies9198 on
albanja, however mainly chicken meat
caesarj12 on
Albania 100%
ritornelli on
I think it is a question of quality. Gyros in Germany is even not half as good as the Greek ones.
GoHardLive on
Not Europe but in USA gyros is far more popular
Ladz95 on
Serbia
GNS1991 on
From the presented picture… what’s the difference? Because this is how they mostly serve kebabs in Lithuania.
Q0o6 on
In Armenia it’s pretty common, not sure if it’s more popular than shawarma though.
GhostFish503 on
Why???? Why are there french fries on the gyros? Traveled through Greece in 2023 (beautiful country, people, and cuisine). Every gyro I got had french fries on it. They were always soggy, mushy, and often cold. Took them off every time. Is potato a traditional ingredient in gyros?
Hnoot on
I understand the adversity but to me gyros is kebab and vice versa, its just like turkish coffee where im at, we called it that for like a century, then last 20 years with the rise of nationalism now if you order turkish coffee in a pub you might get corrected saying theres no such things, because of nationalism.
Escobar_Sober on
Random but I went to Rome this year for the first time and my favourite meal there was a gyros. Tried it once and was hooked ever since❤️
Gabagool32252 on
Serbia
Indigoscience on
Serbia
opinionated-dick on
My stomach agrees.
In U.K. kebabs are usually shaved entrails from a slab of rotating fat, served with raw cabbage and a soggy cold pitta.
Gyros, when available are proper chunks of meat, rolled up in delicious flat bread. And chips actually in as well for that double carb in your mouth at once deliciousness .
Garlic mayo for dipping with the courtesy thick black pube garnish
Emotional_Bottle_699 on
Albania
Own_Kaleidoscope1287 on
Gyros= food at a greek restaurant
Döner kebab= to go food/fast food
RequirementCute6141 on
I love gyros. Wish it was more popular here.
Suspicious-Neat-5954 on
I’m greek I’ve never tried a doner and at this I’m too afraid to ask what’s the difference except the meat being pork in gyros
youmightwanttosit on
We had a fair amount of Greek immigrants come to Detroit to work in the auto factories. Fwiw, gyros in our Greek restaurants are always lamb and served with tzatziki.
ageingrapidly on
I’m not entirely sure if the dish that is offered as gyros outside Greece and Cyprus would actually pass in said countries. Even from the Greek-Cypriot owned joints and restaurants.
Away-Wishbone-6420 on
Belgium, I guess. At least, in Brussels there is a street in the city centre that is like 50% greek restaurants with various gyros options
Competitive-Read1543 on
yes, Albania
JustDutch101 on
It should be. Gyros is better, especially with a nice Tzatziki.
But in The Netherlands the Turkish often deliver more often rather than the greeks who start more restaurants.
QQQ_580632 on
# but gyros is kebab/doner/shawarma…
Filip564 on
Whats even the difference between gyros and doner???
_M_A_N_Y_ on
In Poland many places actually sell gyros as kebap and other way around.
“Packing” (bread) is also mixed all around. Few days ago I be seen doner Packard into lawash (or whatever it is called in english, – hungarian pizza like bread).
Some places even put nuggets inside”McDonald’s style”..
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What’s the difference?
Gyros/Doner/Schawarma are literally the same thing. Each word mean “to turn” in Greek, Turkish, and Arabic respectively. Greek Gyros is usually pork but can be chicken. Turkish doner and Arabic shawarma is obviously not usually pork for religious reasons.
Hungary. I have honestly no idea why, you see more places selling gyros than döner/shawarma.
I haven’t done a survey and haven’t read one either, but I believe it’s still the case here in Hungary. It’s just a feeling, based on what I observe among friends, relatives, and acquaintances, as well as on restaurant menus and in fast food places. There are way more “gyros” spots than “döner” ones, for example, and gyros seems to sell better too.
isn’t it the same?i
Serbia. You’ll find a dozen gyros places in bigger cities.
Albania
In Germany Gyros is rarely a fastfood but a dish that you eat in one of the plenty greek restaurants while Döner usually is a fastfood that you grab to-go in a Döner restaurant (that you usually couldn’t sit and eat in until maybe 10-15 years ago when they’ve started converting to restaurants too (but 90% of their sales are still out of house).
I like gyros more, but you don’t see them frequently here in Spain. Why is that?.
Technically… Mexico. Or at least northern Mexico.
I’ve seen more gyro (lamb) places and stands than restaurants that serve kebabs / doners / shawarmas.
Gyros are still a very obscure / niche dish, but way more available than “kebabs”.
Now…
…Non-technically speaking… Shawarmas / doners / kebabs are closer to Mexico’s northeastern cuisine in the form of tacos (specially tacos al pastor), so…
albanja, however mainly chicken meat
Albania 100%
I think it is a question of quality. Gyros in Germany is even not half as good as the Greek ones.
Not Europe but in USA gyros is far more popular
Serbia
From the presented picture… what’s the difference? Because this is how they mostly serve kebabs in Lithuania.
In Armenia it’s pretty common, not sure if it’s more popular than shawarma though.
Why???? Why are there french fries on the gyros? Traveled through Greece in 2023 (beautiful country, people, and cuisine). Every gyro I got had french fries on it. They were always soggy, mushy, and often cold. Took them off every time. Is potato a traditional ingredient in gyros?
I understand the adversity but to me gyros is kebab and vice versa, its just like turkish coffee where im at, we called it that for like a century, then last 20 years with the rise of nationalism now if you order turkish coffee in a pub you might get corrected saying theres no such things, because of nationalism.
Random but I went to Rome this year for the first time and my favourite meal there was a gyros. Tried it once and was hooked ever since❤️
Serbia
Serbia
My stomach agrees.
In U.K. kebabs are usually shaved entrails from a slab of rotating fat, served with raw cabbage and a soggy cold pitta.
Gyros, when available are proper chunks of meat, rolled up in delicious flat bread. And chips actually in as well for that double carb in your mouth at once deliciousness .
Garlic mayo for dipping with the courtesy thick black pube garnish
Albania
Gyros= food at a greek restaurant
Döner kebab= to go food/fast food
I love gyros. Wish it was more popular here.
I’m greek I’ve never tried a doner and at this I’m too afraid to ask what’s the difference except the meat being pork in gyros
We had a fair amount of Greek immigrants come to Detroit to work in the auto factories. Fwiw, gyros in our Greek restaurants are always lamb and served with tzatziki.
I’m not entirely sure if the dish that is offered as gyros outside Greece and Cyprus would actually pass in said countries. Even from the Greek-Cypriot owned joints and restaurants.
Belgium, I guess. At least, in Brussels there is a street in the city centre that is like 50% greek restaurants with various gyros options
yes, Albania
It should be. Gyros is better, especially with a nice Tzatziki.
But in The Netherlands the Turkish often deliver more often rather than the greeks who start more restaurants.
# but gyros is kebab/doner/shawarma…
Whats even the difference between gyros and doner???
In Poland many places actually sell gyros as kebap and other way around.
“Packing” (bread) is also mixed all around. Few days ago I be seen doner Packard into lawash (or whatever it is called in english, – hungarian pizza like bread).
Some places even put nuggets inside”McDonald’s style”..
Real fusion cooking 🤟
North Macedonia.
Serbia.
Majority of people even don’t know what kebab is.
Doner has only recently started to be popular.