Originally Posted by
chococat
pork roast doner kebab
Mmmh, authentic halal pork
Rule of thumb for good Doner Kebab in Germany:
- Which animal did the meat come from? "Don't know" - Go somewhere else. "Pork" - be extremely suspicious, this could be Gyros ("souvlaki" for Aussies) and run by Greeks. "Chicken" "Lamb" "Mutton" "Beef" - does the place look like they have proper refrigeration - proceed to step 2.
- How does the meat look like? - "A cylindrical brownish mass of mice-like substance" - leave. "Clearly identifiable layers of meat" - Step 3
- Serving styles? "Filled pitta only" - mediocre. "Filled pitta and lamacun ("turkish pizza" or "orient pizza" in German parlance)" - standard. "Yufka" or "Dürüm" (rolled flatbread) available - a good sign. Anyway, let's go to step 4
- Are there any options other than Döner Kebab? - "Skewers of meat = Shish kebab" - a good sign, you need a grill and someone who can operate it to offer shish kebab. "Iskender Kebab" - even better, you need a proper kitchen to serve Iskender. "Adana Kebab" - a very good sign. "Italian style pizza" - a very very bad sign, leave unless any of the other dishes mentioned is also served
- Is there a choice of sauce?
- Does the place sell Ayran?
- Any Döner sold for less than EUR 4.00 is a sign of the seller either cutting corners on quality, or being a money-laundring operation.
Enjoy!