Doner Kebab: How The Turkish Dish Came To Germany

The doner kebab is one of the most popular snacks in Germany, but it originates in Turkey. So how did the kebab find its way to Germany and became so successful?

There are differences between Turkish and German kebabs. In Turkey, it’s often served with rice and vegetables on a plate. However, Germans usually like to have their kebab in pita bread stuffed with vegetables and topped with different sauces. Several Turkish immigrants claim to have invented the German version - the “Döner”.

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[rsrs]

heavy turkish accent and heavy swabian dialect combined, the old kebab chef is the final boss for anyone learning german

[AH-pqyw]

I don't know why someone would argue doner is originated in Berlin. Doner itself is a Turkish word that means rotating.

[Kaan_is_myname]

Greetings from Turkey to Germany. Döner in Turkey is actually more concentrated on meat, your döner versions seems a lot more colorful and I'm sure they are very tasty too !

[oguzb.]

Turks make this food for hundreds of years, first it was cooked horizontally, than in the Turkish city of Bursa, it was made vertically because they discovered this way the juices stay on the meat instead of dripping on the fire. In Erzurum city in Turkey the first horizontal way is still being made and it's very good, too.

[toogeekyu]

I was stationed in Germany 🇩🇪 for four years when I was in the military and the döner kebab shops were the go-to places for a quick and cheap meal. The fries were just crispy enough and delicious too! I miss those days!

[mmillidere]

Yes l from Ankara, center of Turkiye. Doner Kebab is Turkish food. It has a lot of varieties. You can want in plate, in bread, in wrap bread. You can eat as fast food, or slow food :-), it is your choice ...

[denizalgazi]

It originated in Turkey. It was already being served on bread too or you could enjoy it on a plate.

[md-dpbo]

no we have döner like the one in germany, also it originated in bursa not istanbul. mostly its either sold as a sandwich or wrapped in flatbread actually. the one served on rice is not that common.

[JG-pwcr]

I miss germany, was stationed there over a decade ago. Will go back someday. The doner is definitely a great thing to eat, only a few euro and it definitely hit the spot every time.

[AydinProductionsLtd]

It's great to see a look into the history, something I researched myself years ago. Like many places in the world, the Doner has taken a journey to different versions. In Canada, you see it called Shawarma which is usually more of a Syrian/Lebanese style, and the origin of the word Shawarma comes from the Turkish word Cevirme- to turn. Then we have the Greek version called the Gyro. Mexico has the Taco Pastor which they adapted from Lebanese migrants. We even have the likes of David Chang trying to use the method of grilling meat as it rotates making some Korean-style meat. One thing in Canada that people on the East Cost in Newfoundland - Nova Scotia like is this super sweet white sauce that in my opinion is awful and masks the taste but the drunk evening eaters love it. Obviously, it's just a filler for them as their taste buds are dead by 2am drinking. The Iskender kebab which you see in the video in Turkey is the one on the plate placed on top of bread with some butter drizzled on top and some yogurt on the side is the one that I enjoy the most, but it's not cheap and not for the everyday meal like they have in Germany or the rest of the world. Enjoy your kebab!

[ahmetdagdelen]

In Turkish there is a saying something like... Horse belongs to who ride it, sword belongs to who hold it is so...
Döner belongs to who eat it))) Bon appetite to everyone and enjoy your döner.

[godofchaoskhorne]

It's kinda concerning how many Germans I've met who are convinced that döner is a German invention. And NO döner between bread is not a German thing. It's centuries old lol. Döner both served on a plate in restaurants. But its also sold as a bread sandwhich.

Bro my grandfather used to bring me to a döner place that his grand father would bring him, wed always get the same döner in between Turkish bread, topped with salad etc

[talos_the_automaton]

In Turkey, they also have a version called tombik döner, which is similar to a döner kebab, where the döner is put in bread instead of on a plate.

[battalgazi]

In turkey doner kebab is not served in plate, doner is not even considered as kebab, what that guy had looked like a iskender more then a doner

[SchecterNZKayakFishing]

The most memorable experience of my visit to Germany was the kebabs. The kebabs were so delicious it was practically what I ate every night on my 4 day stay 🤤

[ArdaSReal]

The dillema is this: the döner meat in Turkey is soooo much better BUT they don't use sauce like Cacık and you can't pick the ingredients on your own. The best döner would be German-Turkish style with meat from Turkey

[subutaynoyan]

I am amazed that a German woman seriously assumes a Berliner invented having kebab in a bread. Turks have everything in plate or bread version. From fish to kokoreç

It's just, having it in a bread is a cheap street version. A good kebab is astonishing on plate with some sides. So people enjoy it more like that.

[plsdont]

3:59 "he always cuts the meat with a knife" ah yes, I am also a freak and I always eat with my mouth

[Faze-]

Never even heard of this til I went to Germany. Was there a week. Ate it 2 sometimes 3 times a day. So cheap and so good

[bicivelo]

I like how a couple of Germans were like "yeah, maybe Doner was started in Germany." Lol yeah. Right. Just like how Volkswagen cars started being made in Turkey!!