Is doner kebab Turkish or German? | Focus on Europe

The Istanbul-based International Doner Federation wants to have doner kebab and its ingredients registered as traditional Turkish products by the EU. The move has doner restaurants in Berlin and across Germany worried.

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[AztecAmal]

the real question is if Berlin is Turkish or German

[mgultas]

Before Turks migrating to Germany, Germans did not have any döner. So, ... where would döner come from?

[halfpakichick]

If döner is German then Germany is Turkish

[hasanfurkancoskun]

Doner is not an umbrella term but kebab is. Doner is also invented and consumed in Turkey. I thought everyone knows that

[foldvarimarton]

I don't care if it's Turkish or German, just put everything in it.

[yt]

Doner (döner) is a Turkish word. End of discussion.
Bonus: Shawarma (çevirme) is also Turkish.

[emrecanarduc]

whoever argues about this unironically has a lot of free time

[FatihC]

Döner means "spinning" in Turkish, it's not even German word. So, there's no dispute about where döner came from. Only reason why döner is popular in Germany because Germany was flatten out after World WAR II and they needed workers in 1960's to rebuild the country. If Turkish workers didn't go to Germany in 60's, Germans wouldn't be eating döner right now. We have pictures of Turkish people eating döner in Istanbul from 1880's but there's no pics of Germans eating döner before 1960's, simply it didn't exist.

[SgtCake]

Seems people have too much time on their hands....

[YK_data]

This argument shows how poor and needy German culture is. You cannot take something from another culture and tweak it and call it yours. Pizza belongs to Italy. You cannot call it yours after changing the toppings.

Same things are done by Greeks. But they cannot change the origin. Yogurt means densify, dolma means filling in Turkish. But Greeks brought these foods to the new countries like the US, Canada, Australia and they presented them as part of their culture.

[mkbijnaam]

Is pizza American or Italian ??? Just Because they added pepperoni doesnt make Pizza American . Just because some Turkish dude added Sauce and did it inbetween bread instead of Middel eastern flat bread or on a plate doesnt make it German .

[samimnasrat]

In Turkish, 'döner' literally means 'rotating.' This is reflected in the dish's preparation, where the meat or chicken is continuously cooked on a rotating spit."

[home-tr]

It is Turkish. This is out of question. This does not mean there can be varieties, whether you mix chicken, beef and turkey meat to reduce the cost or add additional sauces. People might also want to add mayos and ketchup into a döner. It is matter of taste. If, let's say, Dutch folks start pouring ketchup into a margherita pizza, it does does not change the fact that Pizza is an Italien food, as döner is Turkish. Eat it however you like, either with ketchup or pine apple or banana. But also respect the culture as well.

[suphitoprak]

Döner and its previous name çevirme are absolutely turkish terms. Nowadays world knows " çevirme " as " shawarma" in the future mavbe call doner something similar and reject that its turkish

[estebanacgo-o]

2:46 I find it hilarious how serious he is. If they succeed Italy will start a crusade against Hawaiian pizza.

[aightm]

No one associates the kebab with germany, sorry

[souravjaiswal-jrbj]

Indian immigrants introduced chicken tikka masala to UK and now likewise Turkish immigrants introduced doner to Germany. Spicy food historically is from hot countries used as a food preservation.

[kmama]

I am a Canadian and I love doner kebab. I always think that it’s Turkish because the first time I had it, the man handling it told me so. That’s when I was 6.

[mdhasiburrahman]

Just try to learn where kebab came from, you will be assured that it is not German

[TheEnginator]

Döner is definitely German. Turks should stick to their Sauerkrauts, as well as Frankfurter, Wiener, and Thüringer sausages.