GERMANS AND THE DöNERKEBAB: A TALE OF OBSESSION
Lederhosen, Goethe and the Brandenburg Gate are all as quintessentially German, a newly published book suggests, as the Dönerkebab. The Döner, a relative of the Greek gyro, is a pocket of Turkish bread filled with spicy grilled meat, salad and a yogurt sauce. Turkish “guest workers” introduced Germany to the Döner, and since the early 1970s it has progressed from an exotic ethnic specialty to a fast food staple. Today, the weekly Der Spiegel reports, Germans consume some 720 million Dönerkebabs annually, which translates to over two pounds' worth for every resident of the country. The DM 3.6 billion (U.S. $2.3 billion) Germans spend on Döners each year outstrips the revenues of all fast food chains in the country combined and represents a considerable source of income for a segment of the Turkish population in Germany.

I have a question: is a shoarma sandwich and DöNERKEBAB the same thing?

To my (poor) knowledge: yes.
The word shoarma isn't known in Germany (maybe some experts seeling heaters/cutters and Turkish/Greek people).

Yes it´s nearly the same.
I´m having one at leat twice a week...

Tim

They are rather addictive. I now limit myself to just one per week after over indulging when I first moved to Berlin. Much better than the over-hyped Currywurst.