Do Americans like kebabs with French fries ?

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erilaz7@reddit

The place where I go for kebabs when I'm on my lunch break from work has the option of rice or fries on the plate (as well as salad, pita bread, and hummus). I always choose the rice. It would be even better if it were proper Armenian-style pilaf like what I grew up with.

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Odd-Significance-17@reddit

i like french fries with anything

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Jedi4Hire@reddit

Why, do you have some kebabs and fries to share?

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theyork2000@reddit

I don’t ever remember seeing in the US but here in New Zealand and I believe Australia I get kabab on fries instead of on rice. It’s fries, meat, salad if wanted then the sauces you want. It’s delicious.

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shelwood46@reddit

They are usually called gyros or shawarma here (there is a restaurant near me called Lovely Kebabs -- they have no "kebabs" on the menu, just gyros and shawarma), and my experience is if you get the sandwich with pita, you get fries, if you get the meat in a dinner platter, you get rice. But, yeah, gyro fries (meat, tzatziki) are a thing here too.

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rcjhawkku@reddit

Your gyro has fries in it? I’ve never seen that, and my brain is going “Eewww"

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ZenNihilism@reddit

Fries are definitely the norm, according to the old Greek dude at my local Greek place It offends him that "young people" eat it that way, because apparently it's not traditional? But his wife (who works FOH) says fries have been a gyro staple for like, 30 years.

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rcjhawkku@reddit

OK. I learned about gyros 40+ years ago, at a Greek run place in College Park MD. No fries were offered, even as a side.

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susandeyvyjones@reddit

I learned about gyros on Samos in Greece and there were fries

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Aquarius_K@reddit

Do you know my friend from New Zealand Greg lol 😆

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theyork2000@reddit

Yes, he is my neighbor lol

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Aquarius_K@reddit

Omg 😆 idk which part he lives in, I think somewhere near the coast he posts beach pictures all the time. His wife runs a little art shop.

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Mysterious-Art8838@reddit

ON fries? Fascinating.

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3clips333@reddit

This is hugely popular in Australia Google an HSP (Halal Snack Pack)

The perfect order is hot chips w/ chicken salt (you may also have to google that one), a layer of cheese, your doner meats, and sauce (I go for the holy trinity - bbq, chili, garlic)

I think I know what I'm having for lunch today

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Mysterious-Art8838@reddit

I’m just stunned the country of fried sticks of butter hasn’t thought of this…

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Positive-Draft3801@reddit

Shawarma fries exist in the US. I've also seen haloumi fries.

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DragonflyOnFire@reddit

You son of a bitch… I’m in!

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ShesGotaChicken2Ride@reddit

Party’s at u/Exootil93200 house

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CaptainPunisher@reddit

Someone's gonna have to go back and get a shitload of kebabs and fries!

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Into-Imagination@reddit

I could eat. 6 o’clock at your place?

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lavasca@reddit

I’m hee for free kebabs and fries.

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Zestyclose-Beyond780@reddit

When I was in France, they called kebabs with fries inside “American Style”! Usually any food extra and outrageous got branded “American”

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NotBradPitt9@reddit

r/girlspoopandfart

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Joshi1381@reddit

Im so hungry ahh

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JinNJ@reddit

I’m not even all that hungry, but kebabs & fries still sounds like a great idea.

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DesertWanderlust@reddit

Sounds like a good lunch.

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National-Pressure202@reddit

I too am interested…. Was going to skip lunch, but I could eat

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MrBobSaget@reddit

Following this comment with great interest.

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Big_Judge_438@reddit

I think you other English speaking countries are more kebab oriented. We have them here but not as prevalent as tacos and hot dogs and burgers. When I’ve had kebabs here we usually eat with that rice or salad. But it is America and fries are always an option. ;)

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clementineisdope@reddit

These comments are making realize how privileged I am too live in a very multi-cultural city. Kebabs are quite popular here. And yes, fries are a popular side.

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backlikeclap@reddit

European style is very rare in America. I've had it done well once, by a German dude who opened a kebab shop in Athens, GA of all places.

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Slight_Manufacturer6@reddit

I like both of them. Never had them together though.

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zon5string@reddit

I'd venture that "most" Americans don't know what "kebab" is, unless it's prefaced by "shish", which most Americans will take to mean meat & vegetables on skewers.

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AngelGirl768@reddit

There’s another kind of kebab?

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BlueSoloCup89@reddit

Doner kebab, which is probably the “default” kebab in most of Europe.

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CheGueyMaje@reddit

Döner or Doener

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Howtothinkofaname@reddit

Also known as doner in English.

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CheGueyMaje@reddit

Maybe they should refer to it by the proper name and then everyone wouldn’t butcher the pronunciation so bad

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CheGueyMaje@reddit

Doener*

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CheGueyMaje@reddit

And that’s why no one can pronounce it correctly.

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BlueSoloCup89@reddit

Good catch. My phone autocorrected for some reason.

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GoodCallMeatball@reddit

Now look up what they consider a "taco" in france.

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Drew707@reddit

What the fuck.

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Jevus_himself@reddit

Does the trompo for tacos de pastor count as a kebab?

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BlueSoloCup89@reddit

We just call it al pastor here, both English and Spanish. Kebab is going to be shorthand for shish kebab in 99% of Texas (and the USA). Only place in Texas where maybe not is some areas Houston where there’s a large enough Turkish population.

Can still get doner kebab at many Greek places. I just have to order “Anatolian gyros” at my local spot.

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NilocKhan@reddit

They're not that different and they share the same root. Al Pastor was invented by a Lebanese immigrant in Mexico.

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jek39@reddit

My Indian coworkers call any grilled meat “kebab”

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OwslaPrimeDirective@reddit

Doner kebabs. Mmmmmm...

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Pryncess_Dianna@reddit

I read this as Donner and thought you were talking about cannibalism. 😳

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OwslaPrimeDirective@reddit

Haha, that would be at a specialty restaurant in Sierra Nevada.

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DianneNettix@reddit

I'd be shocked if there wasnt one in South Lake Tahoe or Trukee.

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Drew707@reddit

I'm pretty familiar with the area and am not aware of one. I'm also not sure how it would be received if there were one.

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DianneNettix@reddit

What, too soon?

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Drew707@reddit

Yeah.

FDA recommends an internal temp of at least 160.

But for real, there are all kinds of plaques and memorial type things in Truckee about the whole event. I didn't find out until years later, but my family had a place pretty much on the spot the actual Donner family had setup camp which was kinda creepy.

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Comedeorologist@reddit

I live in a major metro area, and the only doner kebab shop (30 mins away) folded during COVID. My wife has a nostalgic interest in this kind of food, and I have struggled to find new restaurants, or to recreate the recipes or experience.

It's just not a thing. Nearly every Turk who emigrated to the US, and opened a restaurant, called it a Greek restaurant. That's why you can't really find pork gyros...

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cocococlash@reddit

Doner kebab, like a gyro but in a wrap. So amazing. The best kind of kebab.

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WinterRevolutionary6@reddit

Fym like a gyro but in a wrap. A gyro is already in a wrap

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DianneNettix@reddit

Gyro:taco::kebab:burrito

This is oversimplifying things but it's good enough for government work.

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ucbiker@reddit

Every doner kebab I’ve had is roughly the same shape and size as a gyro.

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cocococlash@reddit

A gyro is in a pita bread. A wrap uses a tortilla.

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turdferguson3891@reddit

Al Pastor enters the chat

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NilocKhan@reddit

Al Pastor actually has the same roots as Gyros and Shawarma. A Lebanese immigrant in Mexico had the idea

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turdferguson3891@reddit

I know! But the seasoning is so different and it's usually made into tacos so probably wouldn't scratch that itch for a European visitor that wanted a kebab. Still good in its own right.

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NilocKhan@reddit

Definitely, they were adapted for Mexican tastes and they're probably going to get Americanized now that street tacos are getting more popular in the US

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GenericAccount13579@reddit

Döner kebabs use a lavash not a tortilla

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cocococlash@reddit

Trying to explain to the person thinking pita bread is a wrap. I doubt they know what lavish is.

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GenericAccount13579@reddit

I mean, I take no umbrage to food wrapped up in a pita being called a wrap either

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cocococlash@reddit

Pita gives you a big taco. A wrap is like a burrito.

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macoafi@reddit

Doesn't that just depend how big the pita is and how much you stuff it? You can totally roll them.

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GottIstTot@reddit

Isnt a wrap simply an application of a flat bread? The only change is what the assumed, or default, bread would be.

I mean if I saw a beef tibs wrap at an Ethiopian food truck im gonna assume its injera (and a mess)

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cocococlash@reddit

But pita isn't that flat, and only wraps half way. Like a taco. A wrap (with tortilla, lavash, injera) is fully confined within that wrap. That's what kebab is like.

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WinterRevolutionary6@reddit

I guess a wrap is more indicative of the form than the ingredients in my mind. The more you know

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Teknicsrx7@reddit

It’s like a burger but on a bun

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79215185-1feb-44c6@reddit

The Mediterranean / Middle Eastern variety. Until recently (I guess the past 20 years) I doubt most Americans have had access to Mediterranean food (that's not Italian which is a distinct thing) in general.

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turdferguson3891@reddit

Greece is in the Mediterranean and Greek Gyros and other Greek food have been well known in the the US far longer than 20 years. Plenty of Gyros and other Greek food in a city like Chicago or in Astoria, Queens, . Some cities also have Arab immigrants who make Shawarma. Doener is a product of Turks immigrating to Germany which is why that version is most popular in Europe and they use a German word for it. Kebab or Kebap just means roasted meat. It has origins in Persian, Turkish and Arabic.

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Schpyder@reddit

Doner kebab is specifically of Turkish origin, and was only popularized in Europe in the late '60s - early '70s. Much of the Middle Eastern diaspora in the US significantly predates that (in the case of Ottoman Armenians) or comes from different regions: Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, and Iraq being the largest origins for ME-American communities. The Turkish-American community is pretty small by comparison (about 250k total) and thus Doner Kebab has not had nearly the cultural impact in the US as more Arab/Levantine foods.

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pawsplay36@reddit

I am middle-aged and my entire life I have had access to some Mediterranean food, even if just gyros.

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danhm@reddit

Yeah in Europe they use it as the name of a gyro-esque food.

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Gold_Telephone_7192@reddit

Yeah we don't have Doner Kebabs here. We would probably call it a gyro, which in the US is a vaguely Greek/generic middle eastern wrap. And it's amazing.

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chinchillazilla54@reddit

We have a kebab place or two here in Kentucky, but they're not common.

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serious_sarcasm@reddit

Gyro are pretty common around Bowling Green.

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Gold_Telephone_7192@reddit

Yeah, most cities will have a few of them, but they're not common. In Central Europe they're like THE late night food and it's awesome. Maybe the only type of cuisine that we're really lacking in the US.

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chinchillazilla54@reddit

Yes. I'm moving to the UK and absolutely nothing beats getting a little bit drunk and grabbing a kebab on your walk home.

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Accomplished_Egg7069@reddit

Or is a doner kebab like a shawarma?

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turdferguson3891@reddit

Gyros, Doener and Shawarma are all roughly the same thing just with different seasoning and meat choices. They all involve layering the meat on a thing that spins and cooks it slowly. Doener is German for turning. Gyro is Greek for the same. Shawarma is Arabic for the same. It all came from Turkey. Lots of Turkish immigrants to Germany so Germans adopted the Turkish version and gave it a German name and that's the the one Europeans know. The US had more Greek and Arab immigration so that's what we know.

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Gold_Telephone_7192@reddit

It would be like a shawarma wrap, I guess.

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FLSteve11@reddit

In the US, the niche that kebabs take in Europe is mainly covered by tacos and burritos.

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pawsplay36@reddit

Gyros.

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JudgeWhoOverrules@reddit

You mean Mediterranean tacos

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FLSteve11@reddit

Yeah, true, those too.

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HootingSloth@reddit

I live in an exurban area, and there are probably 20-30 Turkish restaurants that I could readily drive to, all of which serve döner kebab.

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SingleDadSurviving@reddit

Is exurban a European thing? Or just a term I've never heard. I don't think there's a Turkish restaurant anywhere near me, maybe in Little Rock. I know of two Indian places and a few Greek that are good though.

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HootingSloth@reddit

Exurban just means a sparsely-populated suburb far from the nearest city. I live in NJ, but the part filled with farms and horses, not near NYC or Philly.

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SingleDadSurviving@reddit

Oh ok, Its one I hadn't seen before.

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HudsDad@reddit

Can confirm. 54 year old American here and the only 'kebob' I've ever seen is chunks of steak or chicken on a pointy stick with some vegetables cooked over a grill.

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turdferguson3891@reddit

Doener Kebab is basically a Gyro or Shawarma. Kebab or Kebap just means roasted meat. The Doener part is German for "turning". That's also what Gyro means in Greek and Shawarma means in Arabaic. We're just used to Shish Kebab in the US. Shish means "skewer" in Turkish. So turning roasted meat versus skewered roasted meat.

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No_Discipline5218@reddit

This.

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science_nerdd@reddit

I never really thought of it. I live in SoCal, we are blessed with any and every culinary experience you can think of. But maybe other than of the edges of US, I can see how many people are unaware of different cultural influences

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Old_Ant7118@reddit

Yep, this is what it means to me. I'm vaguely aware that it means something else or more in other parts of the world.

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SmokinSkinWagon@reddit

That they under season and over cook on a gas grill and serve with ranch dressing

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KaleidoscopeEyes12@reddit

are you hating on ranch dressing 🤨

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TressoftheEmeraldTea@reddit

Hell yeah I do

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Many_Inevitable_6803@reddit

Sure

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Sociolinguisticians@reddit

Never tried it before, but it sounds lovely.

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Moons_of_Moons@reddit

I fukz with kabaaab

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ChickyBaby@reddit

Most of us like food.

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No_Seaworthiness8176@reddit

Americans are usually on board with (ANY meat product) and fries.

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mostlygray@reddit

They exist at some restaurants. It depends on what you mean by kebabs. Are we talking kebabs, kebapi, chevapi, chevapcici, kebabi, shashlik, shish-kebab? There's more than one type.

Honestly though, most places serve meat on a skewer with rice and mixed veg with a side salad of some sort. Gyro meat often comes with fries. Chevapi comes with fries sometimes. Generally though, lamb on a skewer is all about rice, yoghurt, maybe some falafel.

There's an American stereotype of how much we love fries. Honestly, fries just happen to come with a lot of things. We don't necessarily like them, they just come with the food. When given a choice, I always choose something else. If I wanted fries, I'd order them.

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CZFangirl@reddit

Not this American. Rice please.

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ArachnidAutomatic596@reddit

Not in the way other countries seem to. We don’t have those types of shops as much. I wish we did.

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Arleare13@reddit

European-style doner kebab isn't the ubiquitous sort of thing here that it is in much of Europe. You can find it in large cities, but it's not the go-to street food.

We do have similar things (schwarma, gyros) that are more widely available, but that "street food" niche is really more filled by things like tacos and pizza.

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holymacaroley@reddit

My British husband hates that we don't have "proper" doner Kebabs in NC, at least that we've been able to find.

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shaitanthegreat@reddit

Yeah well, British people (and most of Europe outside of Italy) also don’t have proper pizza. So THERE!

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serious_sarcasm@reddit

Probably because we call everything cooked on a stick kebab, and gyros are basically doner kebabs.

You can find restaurants around Chapel Hill and Raleigh ran by people fresh of the boat selling “gyros”, because they know that’s what Americans call it.

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holymacaroley@reddit

While similar, doesn't taste the same, unfortunately.

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90s_TV_Commercials@reddit

Same. There are some good gyros and stuff around here but I miss the real doner I had in Germany.

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ContributionLatter32@reddit

And tacos

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_fenwoods@reddit

And pizza!

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Tasty_Clue2802@reddit

As an avid and highly experienced street taco officianado, I am confused yet intrigued by this street pizza you speak of.

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I_Lost_My_Shoe_1983@reddit

Oh, but I wish it was. I always hit kebab places when I travel.

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pawsplay36@reddit

You can definitely get gyros and fries, I know of at least five places that have them.

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RedditWidow@reddit

Where are you?

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pawsplay36@reddit

Albuquerque, NM.

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AdamOnFirst@reddit

And a lot of our gyro places don’t serve em right off the stick like Europe.

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QuietObserver75@reddit

Like many of the questions asked here, the answer is basically some do and some don't.

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OverzealousCactus@reddit

Ok but if you DON’T like a kebab I have questions

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Asparagus9000@reddit

Depends on what's on it. I don't like cucumbers/pickles for example.

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79215185-1feb-44c6@reddit

I'm not a fan of Tzatziki Sauce (or white sauces in general).

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Professional_Fall_21@reddit

I am not either, I still have kebabs but I just tell them to make em without the sauce.

Anything mayonnaise based or mayonnaise adjacent is pretty much a no go for me.

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serious_sarcasm@reddit

Tzatziki is made with yogurt and cucumber.

People make it with mint and eat it straight.

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Professional_Fall_21@reddit

Still dont like it and I have tried it several times. Just to humor people because they will push and push so I order some on the side, dont like it, abd they dont bother me with it anymore.

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serious_sarcasm@reddit

I don’t care if you like it or not.

It’s just not mayonnaise, like Ranch.

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kittenpantzen@reddit

I'll take all of your tzatziki. Perhaps in exchange, you would like some tomato-based non-ketchup sauces? I'm not a big fan of those.

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cluttered-thoughts3@reddit

Same here

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79215185-1feb-44c6@reddit

Excellent. I think we can strike a deal.

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shelwood46@reddit

I always get mine no sauce, it's fine.

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-PiesOfRage-@reddit

Scumbag.

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siestarrific@reddit

Tzatziki is life and love and laughter

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QuietObserver75@reddit

Ok, but are they about kebabs?

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Jevus_himself@reddit

Too much flavor for some, can’t handle the flavor explosion in there mouth

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Jernbek35@reddit

I love explosions in my mouth.

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twizted_whisperz@reddit

Have I got an offer for you!

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AccountantRadiant351@reddit

I like a kebab, but I don't usually want French fries with it.

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larch303@reddit

They answer to the real question is more like

”I’m sure we would like it, but it’s not a common thing here”

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buchenrad@reddit

That is correct, but also like the majority of questions asked here,

Yes, Americans are like normal people. Kebabs and fries is a pretty good meal wherever you are.

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dumptruckulent@reddit

No. All 300,000,000 people must be the same.

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YoshiandAims@reddit

I could eat... thank you for offering!

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happyfaceowl@reddit

i mean we have greek restaurants here, yes.

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Royal_Mewtwo@reddit

I am baffled. I am unaware of any fast food kebabs. I am also unaware of any custom involving both kebabs and French fries. But, I’d try it. So, yes I like it, but have never heard of it?

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wasterman27@reddit

Kebab isn't very common in most of the USA, especially if you're outside urban areas.

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sean8877@reddit

Maybe it's just where I live in the Atlanta suburbs but there are literally about 10 kebab places within a few miles of our house. Very popular here. I would imagine if you went out into the countryside though they would be hard to find.

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wasterman27@reddit

Well I did say outside of urban areas yeah lol. I live near a midish sized town in the northeast, closest kebab I'm seeing is over 30 miles away. But either way, kebab here is not near as widespread as it is in Europe.

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sean8877@reddit

Yeah I'm sure the further away from the large cities you get the less you'll see of those places. I'm just used to seeing them everywhere around here so in my mind it's a common thing. But in reality when I drive out to the country all I usually ever see are Waffle House, sports bars and the occasional steak house.

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sean8877@reddit

Hell yeah

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NotTheMariner@reddit

I do, but fast food kebabs aren’t common here.

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CatOfGrey@reddit

Southern California perspective.

If I have kebabs, I'm going with pitas and hummus, baba-ghanoush, or whatever other sides are available.

Instead of fries, why not rice?

That said, fries and tzatziki is divine...

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ChainWise6768@reddit

Most shawarma trucks serve kebabs with fries as the default. I don’t like it. I strongly prefer them with rice.

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mmlickme@reddit

Ultimate drunk food in the city

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ImagineFreedom@reddit

I agree that fries are the default side. I strongly prefer them with fries. Two hand foods together that don't require utensils.

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ChainWise6768@reddit

See, and Flagel one for me whenever I get or make kebabs is to slide em off the stick

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serious_sarcasm@reddit

Why is there a stick in your sandwich?

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GulliasTurtle@reddit

I prefer kabob meat over rice but they're both good. Especially when it's 1 am and you're drunk.

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mmlickme@reddit

Ya! Halal trucks are extremely common in bar districts in cities

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Different-Umpire2484@reddit

I like fries with any kind of food.

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royhurford@reddit

I have never been to a kebab shop, haven't ever seen one where I live. I image, like everything else, they would be great with fries.

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Murderhornet212@reddit

Kebabs aren’t much of a thing here.

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FrenchFlauta@reddit

Human beings are the same everywhere, most people like that

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44035@reddit

Yes, and now I'm hungry

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ZombieLizLemon@reddit

Where I live, we prefer shawarma with plenty of toum, those tiny pickled cucumbers, and the pink pickled radishes. Most places offer fries as a side, but they're optional.

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Accomplished-Bat2877@reddit

No we eat kebabs with hummus

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Sad_Construction_668@reddit

Yes, kebab, doner, schwarma, gyros, all fantastic with fries.

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YOLTLO@reddit

This question is just like the pizza question from The Office.

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Drew707@reddit

Although I dislike when they put the fries in my gyro.

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Megas_Matthaios@reddit

That's how it's eaten in Greece and I wish it was done in America.

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Drew707@reddit

Yeah, well, Greece has been slipping for the last 2000 years, so...

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Megas_Matthaios@reddit

That escalated quickly from fries in a gyro to Byzantine decline 😂

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Sad_Construction_668@reddit

What does this say about Pittsburgh? it’s only 300 years old but Primanti bros pretty much dominates the sandwich scene.

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bearsnchairs@reddit

There are places here that do. I was thrown off at first thinking it was an adjustment to local tastes.

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StatementOwn4896@reddit

You don’t like that?? Why?

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Drew707@reddit

I think it's a texture thing for me. Also kinda feels like a filler.

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CosmicGreen_Giraffe3@reddit

I mean, I do.

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Cyrious123@reddit

Who serves that? Kebobs are more of a specialty food. French fries are everywhere! More likely Kebobs w/ rice pilaf than fries

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MarionberryPlus8474@reddit

If you mean shish kebab, as in on a stick or skewer, that’s not very common here, but gyros or shawarma are big in big cities, especially in NYC. Usually served in a roll or pita bread.

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Echo017@reddit

We have a decent sized Lebanese population in my city so yes, yes we do

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soulless_ape@reddit

Who doesn't?

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Roboticpoultry@reddit

I do but I don’t have a good kebab shop near me

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Ok_Engineer846@reddit

In large cities yes. But is an uncommon/hard to find food in most of the country.

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Normie316@reddit

Meat and Freedom Fries are always a good combo.

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kaimcdragonfist@reddit

I mean, if you’re offering I’m not gonna say no

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Theycallmesupa@reddit

Yes, but i think also we identify kebab differently.

When you say kebab, most of us are picturing fire roasted meat and vegetables on a stick rather than a doner or shawarma.

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Active_Scallion_5322@reddit

Me fat dumb America with trick bigger than house. Me no like ethnic food

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PeterNippelstein@reddit

Im not objecting by any means

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Yeahboyeah@reddit

Rice Pilaf can be good or terrible. Fries are easier to make.

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thebiglerm@reddit

Do you mean fries on the side or fries in the middle of the kebab like a California burrito?

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humsterdaddy@reddit

As an American, I like food. All food. FEED ME.

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Aquarius_K@reddit

I love kebabs but I've never had them with fries, nor do I know of any restaurants that serve them. It's always a cookout.

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rawbface@reddit

Any time you routinely eat kebabs in Europe, just assume that Americans are having tacos instead.

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serious_sarcasm@reddit

Tacos, gyros, pizza, or Chinese buffets.

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thesweetestberry@reddit

I wouldn’t say “no” to that. It sounds like a great meal, minus any onions on the kebab.

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freenEZsteve@reddit

Americans like fries with everything

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MidtownFrown@reddit

Yes! But most have never had them. When I lived in Germany we would take the new guys to get Kebabs and they would binge on them for the first month.

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sharkycharming@reddit

I can't speak for other Americans, but hell yeah, I like kebabs with French fries.

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adultdaycare81@reddit

Yes. It’s just not as popular here. Kebab/Greek/Halal street food is a thing in cities, but not in rural areas. It’s more Greek too.

Where as Chinese food or Mexican food is available in every corner of the US at this point. Like the 2500 person town has both nearby

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OverzealousCactus@reddit

I shit you not, the number of Greek restaurants I’ve found that are actually owned by Turks who know Americans recognize Greek food more than Turkish food is significant. 😂

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clearliquidclearjar@reddit

Same with Chinese restaurants owned by Korean people.

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turdferguson3891@reddit

Or sushi places owned by Korean people.

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Drew707@reddit

I used to go to a sushi place that was owned by Koreans, managed by Chinese, and all the frontline staff were Mexican. Talk about globalization.

/s

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adultdaycare81@reddit

The Turks and Albanians do Greek and Italian. The Chinese and Korean do Japanese. On and on

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wolfpack_57@reddit

Greek places in my city serve kebabs and fries very commknly

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turdferguson3891@reddit

But they call them Gyros. That's where the confusion is. We don't usually call them kebabs in the US.

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PM_ME_TETONS@reddit

Gyro to Greeks is Kebab to Turkish is Al Pastor to Mexican is Shawarma to Middle East, all basically a take on the same idea, rotating meat, bread or tortilla, veggies and sauce

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Drew707@reddit

My understanding is that al pastor was invented by Lebanese immigrants in Mexico.

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ophaus@reddit

With or without

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Rolthox@reddit

They aren't the most common thing in the US, I'm willing to bet allot of Americans haven't actually gotten a chance to try them. But personally, yeah I like 'em

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gingernut76@reddit

With creamy garlic sauce and chili sauce.

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LexiusCoda@reddit

I don’t know. I’ve never considered this combination before 🤔

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mozzieandmaestro@reddit

Yes

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rojoshow13@reddit

You can pair French fries with anything.

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jimbojimbus@reddit

Americans don’t commonly eat what you’re probably referring to, and it isn’t widely available outside of major cities. I didn’t have one until I moved to Germany a few years ago

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MuchDevelopment7084@reddit

Yes, yes, and yes to seconds. lol

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she-dont-use-jellyyy@reddit

I mean, sure. It's just not ubiquitous here.

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Littleboypurple@reddit

The European Doner Kebabs aren't really present much in the US if that's what you're referring to specifically. Shawarma and Gyros are something you have a higher chance at finding. Although it doesn't sound that bad really. It just hasn't really had a chance to pop off as major street food since our street food scene is so spread out

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_Internet_Hugs_@reddit

Everywhere near me that sells kabobs usually sell them with rice as a side. I have no issue with kebabs with fries, sounds tasty to me.

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law_dweeb@reddit

I am sad to let you know that kebabs in the US are nothing like the ones in Europe :(

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StOnEy333@reddit

Speak for yourself. My city in the San Francisco Bay Area literally has a Little Kabul neighborhood. Kebabs are wildly common and popular.

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Emergency-Machine-55@reddit

SoCal also has huge Iranian and Armenian populations. Guessing any city with a Halal Guys will have multiple options for kebabs/gyros/shawarma.

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cocococlash@reddit

Doner kebab?

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science_nerdd@reddit

We call them pitas or wraps here, but ya. We also call all the meat on a spit shawarma unless it is a greek place then we call it gyro or a mexican place then it is al pastor 🤣 it really doesn’t matter if it is factually correct.

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law_dweeb@reddit

Ive had many of those. They are not the same as the kebabs you get in Europe

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science_nerdd@reddit

I think you forget just how many cultures and immigrants come to live in SoCal. In a few miles we have “little Arabia” “little Vietnam” “little Italy” and “little Korea” these are just the named areas right around me. While I do believe Europe has many many things the US doesn’t, proper kebabs is not one of them.

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law_dweeb@reddit

Sure didnt forget. Im genuinely curious though, do you have a link to a restaurant in your area that has a menu online with pictures? Id like to see what they are calling a doner kebab.

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science_nerdd@reddit

Here is one DonerG

This place is legit

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law_dweeb@reddit

Im not saying those cant be called doner kebabs, but those dont look or sound like the ones in Europe.

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science_nerdd@reddit

I trust the Turks when they say “this is my food”

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AdamOnFirst@reddit

Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn’t. Gyros vary kinda wildly in what they actually are compared to the very specific thing that is a doner kebab.

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law_dweeb@reddit

Ive eaten many a doner kebab in Germany and Austria. Nowhere in the US makes them the way Turkish guys make them over there, and theyre consistent.

The closest I ever came to finding one in the US was in Las Vegas in a little place on Fremont. The difference in taste is huge between the gyro sandwiches of the US and the kebabs of Berlin, Munich, Vienna, etc.

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AdamOnFirst@reddit

If had a few euro style kebabs over here, but I agree that if you just order shawarma or gyro and expect a kebab you’ll usually be disappointed. Even if you can see the spit it often isn’t the same. And it’s a niche product here instead of absolutely fucking everywhere. It really is one of the only things we don’t really have.

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Jevus_himself@reddit

Same here in Houston, we have the kebabs

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law_dweeb@reddit

They are not the same

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law_dweeb@reddit

They are not the same

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nopointers@reddit

Fremont?

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SteveS117@reddit

I’m really curious what European kebab looks like. Here we have the traditional kebabs.

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Durham1988@reddit

I am sad to let you know you do not know where to get kebabs.

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law_dweeb@reddit

The kebabs you get in the US are not the same

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OverzealousCactus@reddit

Seriously, there are some fantastic gyro/shawarma/doner kebab places in the Baltimore/DC area. Aaaaaand now I’m hungry.

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dnext@reddit

Agreed, kebab is a thing in the DMV

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funguy07@reddit

But our tacos are better. It really just goes to show how much immigration impacts your food choices.

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dnext@reddit

The saddest thing I've ever seen is Mexican food in Canada. Nice restaurant too, but at the time (20 years ago) we talked to the manager to see how they were doing and they told us it was impossible to source the stuff they needed where they were. Wonder if that's changed.

Of course, if that's what you grew up on that's just 'Mexican food', and that's fine. Hell, maybe you even like it better. I grew up on TexMex and prefer that, and it definitely Americanized Mexican food.

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pawsplay36@reddit

TexMex is TexMex. Some of it is Americanized but it's from tejano cuisine.

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siestarrific@reddit

I would hope American tacos are better than European ones lol

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drspacetaco@reddit

Yeah, no.
In LA they’re authentic AF, my dude. You can get doner kebab, shish kebab and pretty much whatever variety you want. I just checked on yelp and within 5 miles of me there are at least 20 options.

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donuttrackme@reddit

That entirely depends on where in the US you are.

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grrgrrtigergrr@reddit

I’m happy with Turkish Doner and Noon O Kabab in Chicago. Where are you getting your kebabs here in the US?

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wvtarheel@reddit

You are eating shitty kebabs

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GlitteringLocality@reddit

Doner Kebab?

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Romaine2k@reddit

I love it and so does my husband, and we are both Americans, that's the extent of my knowledge on the subject.

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Libertas_@reddit

I'll eat fries with a Greek gyro if that's the same thing.

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semisubterranean@reddit

In my town (Lincoln, Nebraska), we have several Middle Eastern restaurants that sell things equivalent to what the British call kebabs, complete with slow roasted doner meat, but they are always called wraps, pitas, gyros or even sandwhiches depending on which restaurant you are at.

Whenever I hear British or Australian people talk about getting a kebab, I have to mentally pause and remind myself they are eating them in a wrap and not straight off a skewer.

It's a similar story with falafels. To me, the falafel is just the deep fried part. If I want it wrapped in flatbread with sauce and toppings, I would ask for a falafel wrap.

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forceghost187@reddit

I like kebabs but wouldn’t want french fries with them

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Yourlilemogirl@reddit

This is like the third kebab post I've seen in 2 days.. wtf is going on

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zoppaTheDim@reddit

Not really.

I’d say the kebab isn’t even the pinnacle of the meat on sticks pyramid. Not even close on the drunk food list.

Americans tend to stick everything on a bun, in a tortilla, or pita bread.

It is sandwiches all the way down.

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jigokubi@reddit

That's what makes this question interesting. In all likelihood, OP doesn't mean meat on a stick.

But speaking of meat on a stick, I cast my vote for yakitori.

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SingleDadSurviving@reddit

Yeah here the Corn Dog would be king of food on stick I would think.

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zoppaTheDim@reddit

Yep and cheese on the stick the under appreciated second place.

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kae0603@reddit

Usually rice but when doesn’t someone want fries?

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larch303@reddit

That sounds amazing. Someone should start making them.

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SchwillyMaysHere@reddit

I like kebabs. I like French fries.

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gummibearhawk@reddit

Spent 5 years living in Europe and I would never eat a kebab with fries in it.

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keith0211@reddit

I live in an area with a large middle eastern population so, yes, I like kebabs with fries. Although these days I generally swap the fries for tabbouleh.

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Such-Cartographer699@reddit

Ive never seen this combo. Kebabs are a bit obscure here.

How are the fries done? Are they seasoned or cut in a certain way?

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Klutzy-Comment6897@reddit

We call them freedom fries.

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idiot_sauvage@reddit

As a 47 year old American, I love kebabs. I never, ever in my life, need to eat French fries again. They come with 99% of meals. I’ve been served French fries with lasagna. With burgers, with wings, with fried fish, with steak, with chicken, with shrimp. I’ve had fries served with grilled cheese sandwiches, burritos, tacos, pasta, meatloaf, baked fish, and just about anything else, enough to finish the Dr Seuss book that this already sounds like. I honestly never need another French fry in my life.

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DrDentonMask@reddit

I mean, why not? Though I usually like wraps more than kebabs, but both are fine and fries are great.

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Blutrumpeter@reddit

Yes but it's not commonly cooked at home unless that's part of the culture

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Fangsong_37@reddit

Kebabs aren't a common fast food item in the rural parts of the country, but I would love some kebabs and fries.

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sonotorian@reddit

Can it be found if you really look for it? Sure. But it is uncommon enough that if you asked the average American this, they'd say "What and French Fries?" It's not really a thing that exists (in a ubiquitous manner of speaking) here.

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cohrt@reddit

I don’t even know where I could buy that.

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JoeyKino@reddit

I'm not sure I can confidently say I know what a "kebab" is, specifically, in that I can't differentiate properly between Gyros (which I've had a lot of), Schawarma (which I know exists, have never had, and looks like Gyros), and Doner Kebab (ditto what I said about Schawarma)... complicated by the presence of Shish Kebabs, which may or may not be like Doner Kebabs, except with sticks?

I had a Canadian once try to explain the difference between a Doner Kebab and a Gyro, and it became "maybe the seasonings are different and you can get a wider variety of toppings on a Doner Kebab," but even then, I have no idea if he knew what he was talking about.

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balthisar@reddit

For me, a kebab is usually a walking food, so no fries, because we only want one food in the hand.

When not a walking food, though, it's a sit-down restaurant food, so instead of fries it's usually fattoush and/or tabouli and/or hummus with flatbread.

Of course that answer depends on what your default kebab is. In Germany I'll have Donner Kebab with beef-fat-fried French fries. Or in a Coney Island (our version of a diner) a lamb gyro with French fries. And so on.

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Weknowwhyiamhere69@reddit

Fuck ya. I make these at home at times! Love French Tacos too.

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Js987@reddit

It’s not super common here.

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Ok_Jackfruit2612@reddit

I like kebabs. I do not like French fries.

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AppropriateDark5189@reddit

I prefer my kebab with a flatbread so french fries are irrelevant. If I'm not doing street food, I also like a light salad 😄.

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peabody_soul109@reddit

Yea. Fairly common

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bulletPoint@reddit

Yes. Also with rice. But also, by themselves. Please share

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mightknowbackback@reddit

Do you mean with the fries IN the kebab, like they do in Greece? They don’t really do that in the U.S., so probably most people haven’t even tried it. They’re very common as a side, though.

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Dr_MJI@reddit

Kebabs yes, but I'm married to a southern woman so I could go months without seeing fries.

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BloodOfJupiter@reddit

I would if you gave me some 🫪

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OldRaj@reddit

I’d rather grill a steak and eat it with a baked badayda, cheese, bacon, sour cream, butter, and chives, never forget the chives.

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SingleDadSurviving@reddit

You did mean to type potato there didn't you? If not I'm curious to find it what a badayda is and what's it's carb content lol.

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OldRaj@reddit

That’s how my wife and I say potato. Midwest dialect.

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SingleDadSurviving@reddit

Oh ok cool I like taters the same way

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Zisthebest1235@reddit

Absolutely

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Piney1943@reddit

WTF is a kebab?

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-Red-7-@reddit

Can't speak for all Americans...but I do.

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MRBENlTO@reddit

Yes.

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Solid_Parsley_@reddit

Kebabs are significantly less popular here than in other countries. They are probably more available in cities with large middle-eastern immigrant populations, but I can't get one within 100 miles of me. So whether they are enjoyed with french fries is... not really the point. I would answer your question with: some do, some don't, most haven't had the opportunity to try.

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turdferguson3891@reddit

Gyros are pretty common though and it's basically the same thing but seasoned differently and served on pita bread. We just don't use the word kebab to mean doener kebab. We think shish kebab. Shawarma or Gyros are what it's usually called here.

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BananaJelloXlii@reddit

We don't really have what you would refer to as "Kebabs" the closest equivalent would be something like a Gyro.

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pawsplay36@reddit

I can't promise you it will taste exactly like a Berlin doner kebab, but a gyro is not just equivalent, that's just the American name for Greek doner/gyro.

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BananaJelloXlii@reddit

We used to have a really good local Greek restaurant, but it sadly closed when the owner passed. My area has a large Slavic population, so dishes like Chicken Paprikash are more popular around here.

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MrHandsRadDay@reddit

I eat like two kabobs every seven years. Never with fries.

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Amazing_Economics_63@reddit

We like fries with everything.

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LadySlayinem@reddit

I haven't had a kabob in forever. Damn you. Now I want a kebob. If I did I would have it with more kebobs and skip the fries

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Ok_Explanation4813@reddit

I usually like it with rice and/or a salad. But I do love fries I just don’t eat them all the time.

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anneofgraygardens@reddit

I don't think kebabs are super popular in the US. I used to live in the Balkans where kebabs are incredibly common, but they aren't really a typical fast food here. But I suppose some people like kebabs with fries.

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turdferguson3891@reddit

The Greek Gyro version is far more common. Also Shawarma. We just don't use the German/Turkish word for it. There's also Mexican Al Pastor although you typically eat that in taco form.

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science_nerdd@reddit

I live in SoCal, we have a bunch of kebab and falafel shops here. And when you get the food trucks, there are always one or 2 amongst the taco trucks.

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anneofgraygardens@reddit

I'm not saying you can't get kebabs in the US, you definitely can. But at least in some parts of Europe, they are the default fast food item that you'd find on the street anywhere.

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science_nerdd@reddit

No, I get what you are saying. I am just letting you know here they have kebab places similar… scattered in and amongst the taco shops (which is our go-to street food)

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LSATMaven@reddit

It’s more popular in cities with large immigrant populations. We have a huge Arab population in Detroit, ands omg can you get a good kebab.

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dnext@reddit

I've got five or six kebab places near me, and we are 30 miles outside of a city. So they aren't pizza or burgers, but they aren't a niche food any more either.

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DianneNettix@reddit

This American does. We recently moved and while the new place is so much better I'm gonna miss the kebab place that was close to us.

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Honest_Road17@reddit

Hell yeah. I prefer gyro but a kebab sounds really nice.

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macoafi@reddit

I don't think of them as a combo that goes together, but I'm not sure why. Like. Kebabs and burgers are both "we're having a cookout in the backyard" foods. Burgers and fries go together. Hm.

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AdamOnFirst@reddit

We don’t have many doner kebab places. We have some gyro places, but not that many and it’s often not served fresh right off the spit like it is in Europe. People do still like it though, it’s just not as prevalent.

TBH it’s one of the few misses where Europe has a lot of something I wish we had more of.

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SenseNo635@reddit

I mean, we’re a country of 342 million people. It’s tough to generalize that many people.

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The_sad_zebra@reddit

I mean, it's not a common meal, but I certainly wouldn't say no to it.

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funktion666@reddit

Yes but gyros/gyro sandwiches are more popular in my area. Kebabs are more of an appetizer and not as popular for take-out like in the UK.

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pawsplay36@reddit

A doner kebab is a gyro, not a skewer.

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Meloncov@reddit

Sure, but the combination isn't quite as common in the U.S. as in Europe. Definitely not unheard of, but it's more common to see kebabs with rice.

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pawsplay36@reddit

There are more places in town where I live that sell gyros and fries than sell kebabs on skewers or with rice (though there is a place that specializes in that, too).

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RedditWidow@reddit

It depends on the American. I've never had a kebab in my life, with or without french fries.

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Saltpork545@reddit

Hi, I'm a food nerd.

Americans don't have kebab the way you think of it. Our kebab cousin is called a gyro and there are differences, but in terms of your question, yes, we often like them with fries. There's even a fast food chain that does a version of a gyro that is served with fries.

It's also extremely normal to just get a gyro by itself. So it can be either and neither are going to be culturally weird.

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AliMcGraw@reddit

Americans will eat fries with anything

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EntrepreneurMinute10@reddit

Yes, we do but I don't think it's culturally engrained as THE late night food. Pizza or diners or something are where we end up more often, though covid has completely destroyed the late night scene in most places (Assuming you are asking about Kebabs with french fries as it seems to be the move in Europe after a drink sesh).

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claireapple@reddit

Most Americans have not had a euro style doner kebab. I love them in Poland personally but they basically don't exist in the states.

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pawsplay36@reddit

That is not true, although it's usually sold as a gyros or shawarma. The name doner fell out of fashion in the 1970s.

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drspacetaco@reddit

That’s just not true. I’m in LA and they’re all over the place. Just because it doesn’t exist in your town or region doesn’t mean they don’t exist in the country. I would challenge you to go on yelp in your city and search kebab. Unless you’re in some small rural town, you’re going to find more options than you expected.

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claireapple@reddit

I have been to every place that sells a doner kebab in the Chicago metro area and there is 1 that is even ok the rest are pretty terrible.

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RedneckBorealis@reddit

It is probably true that most Americans do not regularly eat doner kebab. But it is just wildly and creatively false to say they "basically dont exist in the states."

They absolutely do and in almost every major metropolitan area.

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claireapple@reddit

I mean it exists in sense that some places might sell it but it does not exist on the same level and I love doner kebab and even in Chicago where there are a few places I would say when I bring it up to an American 90%+ of the time they have no idea what I'm talking about.

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nopointers@reddit

They do exist here! (Northern California) Because of the strong association of “kebob” with meat on a skewer, they’re often called shawarma. There are also lots of places to get gyros - I’m not going to stand between a Greek and a Turk arguing about the differences.

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claireapple@reddit

Shawarma and doner are not the same thing.

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TheFakeRabbit1@reddit

To say doner kebabs don’t exist in the states would be a wildly inaccurate statement. Maybe your city/area is lacking, but you cannot make that generalization for the whole country

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BouncingSphinx@reddit

"What's a kebab?"

Most will know meat and vegetables on skewers as shish kabobs, but many won't know what you mean otherwise.

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Old_Ant7118@reddit

Are they pronounced the same?

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SingleDadSurviving@reddit

I've only heard it on TV or YouTube but one is keBAB and the kaBOB. We had kabobs all the time growing up. Marinated chicken or steak, onions, Bell peppers and pineapple grilled. I've Never had a Kebab though besides a homemade attempt or 2.

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BouncingSphinx@reddit

I've never heard them pronounced differently, except maybe British pronouncing kebab with the a as in apple. Every American I've heard referring to either pronounces them both the same, with the a and the o sounding like "ah" as in mall or mom.

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G00dSh0tJans0n@reddit

Only at a specialty restaurant but otherwise it is uncommon.

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Nameless_American@reddit

I just think rice is a better side for a kebab personally but that’s just me

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West-Improvement2449@reddit

Kebab isnt really popular where I live. GYROS are the most popular

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limbodog@reddit

Yes. We are very much like seagulls in that regard.

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Minute-Of-Angle@reddit

Wait, are we talking a regular kebab and a side of fries, or like, a kebab made with French fries?

I only ask because one seems like a silly question (of course we like kebabs, and french fries, what madman wouldn't? So, put them together and this also seems fine), and one is something that I have not considered before, and seems wrong, but I am willing to try.

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qu33nof5pad35@reddit

Not fond of kebabs.

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SmokedPumpkin@reddit

The majority of Americans don’t know what it is. It’s mainly only known in the larger, more sophisticated cities.

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TroubledButProductiv@reddit

Not traditionally. Usually we cook kebabs over a grill, which means we have the opportunity to roast potatoes right in the grill or on a skewer along side of the meat skewers, where it will pick up lots of smoke barbecue flavors.

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Pedadinga@reddit

I like kebabs, I like French fries, I do not want to eat them together. Aside from with burgers, I really think fries are their own thing.

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jammyishere@reddit

There's a place near me that does doner kebab (chicken some days and lamb others) on a sandwich using their pide, lettuce, tomato, and a cacık on the side. $10.25. The sandwich is massive and it is a fucking steal. I usually get 2 meals out of it. No fries though.

Their dinner plate of their doner is usually served over a bulgur pilaf, a small salad tossed with some sort of oil dressing and herbs, cacik, and pide.

I think gyro meat is typically more common in the US though and that is usually eaten with fries. I can see people doing both though.

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macrocosm93@reddit

For a lot of people in America, if you just say "kebab" they'll assume you're talking about shish kebab, not doner kebab.

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Motor_Struggle_3605@reddit

Kebabs and rice

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SingleDadSurviving@reddit

First of what is a kebab?

I know from YouTube but I guarantee a lot don't especially where I'm from. We know what a kebob is. It's steak or chicken, onions, peppers maybe a mushroom or pineapple on a stick and grilled.

An actual kebab? I've never seen one or had one in real life. I've attempted to make doner or a bastardized version of a kebab. I would probably have fries with that.

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kayakkkkk@reddit

The word kebob in my area (New England) usually means grilled meat on a skewer. You can get French fries with it but it’s not standard. I’m sure there are specialty restaurants here that serve other kinds of kebobs. But they are not that well known.

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KiraDog0828@reddit

I prefer rice, but fries are good, too.

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bemenaker@reddit

The majority of what you find like this in the US will be greek gyros and shawarma. And yes fries are common with them.

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zombiemockingbird@reddit

I wouldn't.

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jimonlimon@reddit

I’m an American. I like kebabs and French fries. Together, separate, it doesn’t matter.

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Newmillstream@reddit

Individual preferences vary, but if you go to a place that sells kebab, you can expect them to sell fries too.

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pawsplay36@reddit

Gyros or maybe shawarma style is more common, but yes.

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Gremlin1001001@reddit

I generally wouldn’t, but I’m not saying I wouldn’t.

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thej611@reddit

I’m not sure I’ve ever eaten a kebab. Or seen them for sale. So I’m gonna say no? I have no idea on this one

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Some_Rando2@reddit

Few places in the U.S. have kebabs as a fast food option.

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_haha_oh_wow_@reddit

Not typically something eaten together, but, yes, I would like some kebabs with fries now that you mention it!

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turdferguson3891@reddit

So Doner Debab is not super common in the US. Much more likely to find Gyros or Shawarma although it's pretty close to the same thing. There's also Mexican Al Pastor which is a result of immigrants bringing Shawarma to Mexico City.

Yeah they serve with them fries often. If you say you want kebab in the US outside of maybe NYC, people will think you want Shish Kebab on a skewer. The Greek Gyro version is by far more common probably just because the US has some cities where there were a lot of Greek immigrants like Chicago.

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Outrageous-Pause6317@reddit

For Americans fries go with everything.

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JeffurryS@reddit

I didn't love them at the place on my high street in England where I first had them, but they were such a mess that on Friday nights the street was covered in ingredients. Otherwise I love them, and fries make everything better.

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howitzer819@reddit

Kebabs? Good!

Fries? Good!

Combined? Double Good!

It’s just math.

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CaptainAwesome06@reddit

I'm not sure what percentage of Americans have tried kebab, but for those that have, I would guess that the consensus is generally positive.

In and around Washington, DC, there is a chain of fast casual kebab restaurants called Moby Dick's. I'm not going to claim it's gourmet or anything, but it was a solid lunch spot. I kind of miss it.

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shammy_dammy@reddit

No, I eat mine with salsa and guacamole. (Taco al pastor)

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JeffurryS@reddit

Do you deliver?

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siestarrific@reddit

Americans love french fries and some would eat them with virtually anything

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MillieBirdie@reddit

Doner kebab can be hard to come by in the US, or you'd find gyros instead. And the quality can be hit or miss.

But I think most Americans would really like kebabs if they got a chance to try a good one.

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whirlydad@reddit

I prefer a side salad. The fries always get cold by the time I bring the food home and that is disappointing.

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ggbookworm@reddit

In my part of the US, kebabs aren't a thing. In fact, I have never had one or seen one.

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snokeweed@reddit

Like fries in the wrap? Or on the side

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TRDOffRoadGuy@reddit

I can destroy some chicken kabobs!

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drspacetaco@reddit

Doner Kebab isn’t as popular here as Gyro’s or Schwarma but yes, many people throughly enjoy it served with fries.

Many other people don’t. It’s just a preference thing.

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thatisnotmyknob@reddit

We eat it in NYC with out Greek kebabs. Good on a gyro.

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DharmaCub@reddit

Gyros is the meet. Hero is the sandwich.

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thatisnotmyknob@reddit

Thats one of those technically correct things but not always in practice.

I know Im wrong but they're still a gyro to me. Like how we call Shwarma halal.

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Freedum4Murika@reddit

More common for Americans to grill Kebabs at home than eat them out unless you're in a major city with a cultural enclave that loves them.
Skewering up some pineapple, mushrooms, peppers + onions on a stick makes for easy handling, common way to do the side veggies. As is a grill-basket, or even wire mesh grill tubes you can stuff then roll around.

Meat - kind of a pain to cut then skewer, ends up more dry, and we tend to prefer our meat grilled whole (easier, juicer). TBH if my I showed up at my buddy's house and he offered me kebabs instead of a whole piece of meat and it wasn't a part of his culture growing up, I'm assuming it's a skill issue - bro doesn't know how to cook a steak. Weak move.

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HovercraftFullofBees@reddit

I will bet 90% of my pants that there are several states in the union that you can't get a kebab unless you make it yourself.

So there likely isn't a strong majority opinion one way or the other on it.

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Brave_Mess_3155@reddit

I could go for a kabab or two Al'acart hold the fries. Maybe kefta with a side of tazikj.

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pinniped90@reddit

Yes.

That said we have a variety of kebab-adjacent options that don't hit exactly like one does in central Europe.

Gyros and shawarma seem to be more popular than a proper doner kebab.

But yeah, this general category is a common food truck item as well as a permanent storefront in places with late night traffic, like near college campuses or anywhere in a big city with lots of people about.

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JohnMarstonSucks@reddit

I prefer rice to French fries

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Soundwave-1976@reddit

Never had thebchance to tryKebabs but love fries.

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peoriagrace@reddit

Yes, but I also like some veggie kebabs with the meat ones. Grilled veggies are so good.

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StupidLemonEater@reddit

Kebabs are not that common in the US. Ask most Americans what a "kebab" is and they'll probably describe this. Gyro and shawarma are better known.

Do you mean french fries as a side dish, or in the sandwich? I think the latter is pretty distinctly European.

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Upstairs-Tie-4816@reddit

A lot do. But kebab isn’t very popular in the US compared to many other countries.

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ThatCakeFell@reddit

In America a kebab could be some random meat and veg on a stick seasoned with suburbia alone, or be some amalgamation of Turkish and Middle Eastern food.

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Sunny_Hill_1@reddit

Nah, I prefer kebabs with rice. Have an awesome Syrian place near me that does amazing kebabs.

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WokeUpInMadrid@reddit

We like fries with anything

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AMB3494@reddit

Sure, why not?

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SnazzleZazzle@reddit

Yes!

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bltsrgewd@reddit

Is this a trick question?

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ubiquitous-joe@reddit

I like them, but they are not nearly as common here as in France.

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HedonismIsTheWay@reddit

Outside of big cities, if you say kebab, most people will only think of shish kebab. And even in a lot of large cities it will be the same. When I was in Europe, I always liked my kebabs with fries.

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kit-kat315@reddit

We have our own version of a kebab- it's called a spedie. Cubed chicken or pork marinated in Italian seasonings/vinegar/oil, grilled, then served on a sub roll.

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AssSpelunkingAtheist@reddit

Or state fair speedie sauce! (Which is pretty much what you said)

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CivisSuburbianus@reddit

Kebabs in the US are not usually eaten as fast food/street food, they are usually made of meat cubes and vegetables cooked on a grill during the summer.

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Livid_Accountant1241@reddit

Where i live, gyros are more common than kebabs. We have a large population of people with Greek ancestry. But gyros and fries are very popular especially after drinking.

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Paul721@reddit

If you mean a doner kebab, heck yeah love fries in there.

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Environmental-Gap380@reddit

Now I want a gyro. Maybe tomorrow for dinner or lunch.

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s7o0a0p@reddit

It’s not as common here as in Europe, but I’ll say I had a wonderful experience with this in Poland.

The best answer is that most Americans don’t regularly eat this and are probably unfamiliar with this combo.

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Affectionate_Pear273@reddit

Yeah, please send.

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HikioFortyTwo@reddit

I'm Turkish by ethnicity, so let me be the one to tell you. Most Americans are more accustomed to Greek or Arab gyros. Turkish kebabs are criminally underrepresented here. The reason for that, I think, is besides a few really dedicated small mom-and-pop restaurants, the vast majority of kebabs here are inferior in taste and quality. Doner Point in Paterson NJ is the best one I've had on this continent.

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Training_Salad_5301@reddit

They can be ordered in Coney Islands anywhere in Derroit and metro Detroit.

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Zugock81@reddit

We puertoricans called them "pinchos", they're everywhere, but no fries with it, only garlic bread.

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donuttrackme@reddit

Some do, some don't. The majority who haven't had it before probably would once they tried it.

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mattattack007@reddit

I wouldn't say kebabs and fries are a common fast food here. You can get it but kebabs are "exotic"

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funguy07@reddit

I’d have a Kabab and fries. I think the biggest issue for most American is that we do t have immigrants that have mastered the deliciousness of a Kabab.

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Redbubble89@reddit

There is a Greek place near me that has fries on a gyro. I think it is called Chicago style.

For Middle Eastern places, they have fries on the menu but I've never seen them combined.

Fries in things is semi-regional in the US. San Diego has fries in a buritto and I only know one place that sells it near me on the East coast.

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HarlequinKOTF@reddit

Kebab is uncommon in the US.

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RedRedBettie@reddit

Yessssss

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SomethingClever70@reddit

Kebabs are delicious. Fries are delicious Z never ate them together, but why not?

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madogvelkor@reddit

We use the word to mean something different in the US. Kebab usually means shish kebab, meat and vegetables grilled on a skewer.

I think what you call kebab in Europe would be what we call gyro or shwarma. Which I usually eat with french fries as a side. The meat is usually on a pita with lettuce, tomato, onion, and tzatziki.

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PM_ME_YER_MUDFLAPS@reddit

I have had doner and I personally am not too high on the fries.

I do love lamb kebab and gyros and lamb rack though.

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science_nerdd@reddit

🙋‍♀️

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peanutnozone@reddit

Yes! Love them

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No_Election_1123@reddit

As with so many AskanAmerican threads it really depends where you live. For many Americans a Kabob will be a shish-kabob (meat on skewers) in the bigger cities with many middle eastern and levantine counties then kabobs will be what you would call kabobs

https://pitainn.com/pita-inn-menus/

Personally I won't have fries because the kabob is usally too filling and would go for hummus instead

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RainyAlaska1@reddit

No, never had them with fries/chips. Kebabs are often featured at cookouts so sides might be corn on the cob, salad, baked beans, etc. I've also had kebabs as a entree with rice pilaf, asparagus, scalloped potatoes, etc. Never fries.

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Full-Grass-5525@reddit

Like a gyro or shawarma? Yeah. But I rarely have them because no where sells them around me.

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dogsandchaplains@reddit

There's not nearly as many kebob places as fast food here in the US. You'll see them sometimes as carts or food trucks in the bigger cities that come a bit closer to the Euro version. Fries can go with anything, though I guess.

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DCStoolie@reddit

Love them. Wish we had them as readily available as Europeans do for late night eats after a long day of drinking

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jockotaco14@reddit

Kebabs means something completely different here.

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marteautemps@reddit

I'm suprised to see so many people saying kebabs aren't popular here because there are a ton of places to get them here and you get a choice of fries or rice usually.

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DadPuncher69@reddit

Like so many things here, it varies wildly from area to area. Kebabs are extremely common and popular where I live in Chicago, but they are almost non-existent where I grew up in Oklahoma.

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OwslaPrimeDirective@reddit

I've never had a doner kebab with fries but love me a gyro with fries.

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TypePuzzleheaded6228@reddit

we usually cook kabobs on an outside grill in our backyards. usually that means there's no fryer, and no fried foods so kabobs and french fries don't naturally go together for us.

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danjoski@reddit

I am more used to a gyro with fries. Probably the same concept

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BirdAndWords@reddit

Some of us go, I’m sure some don’t.

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Street-Length9871@reddit

I like fries. Period. With anything.

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lbdrift@reddit

It’s not generally on offer in the States

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DesolatedHaze@reddit

If you’re paying sure

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Stepjam@reddit

It's not the most common meal here. I did enjoy them while I was in Germany though.

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bizoticallyyours83@reddit

I prefer mine with a salad and rice pilaf.

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TheDuckFarm@reddit

Yes.

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log0n@reddit

Never had fries with a kebab but that’s because my kebabs are usually flavored with either teriyaki or bbq & I would usually have rice with teriyaki or corn with bbq.

Not opposed to it, I’m an American & can eat fries with anything, just haven’t tried it yet.

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