Kebabs: Nightmare or nutritional niceness?

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I only ask because I got had one dumped on me this evening whilst trying to eat another one and it's still on the kitchen table looking, dare I say it, revolting.

― Bill, Friday, 12 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

So, a good idea at first, then a nightmare afterwards. Or can you stomach unlimited amounts?

― Bill, Friday, 12 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I got no time for the drama......when I recieve a kebab I push all the shit off the skewer with a fork and eat it quick and easy.....the man who nibbles each tidbit on the skewer and in doing so gets sauce all over his mouth, is a sucker.

― Ramosi, Friday, 12 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

kebab america <--> kebab britain

does not compute

― geeta, Friday, 12 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

kebab britian (delicious, messy) > kebab american (on sharp stick)

― bc, Friday, 12 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

best is when they are called kebobs

― mark s, Friday, 12 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

oh, you mean gyros? yummmmmm!

though how do you pronounce gyros? with a hard g? soft g? yee-ros?

― phil-two, Friday, 12 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

gyro = yee-ro is what I heard.

― nickn, Friday, 12 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Actually, the British kebab is an Irish invention. It was invented by Mr Kebabra, founder of the Abra Kebabra chain.

Kebabs RoXoR. They are one of the few meat based foods worth eating.

― DV, Saturday, 13 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I referred to as a Jeye-ro in America and got laughed at by the hard kids. They said it should be Guy-ro. And we know Americans have never fucked up anyone's language before, right?

― Mark C, Saturday, 13 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I *love* the (British) kebab of the doner or shawarma variety. Love it. But I'm not touching one with a shitty stick (cf. shish) while I'm trying to get thin/healthy. Not even as a treat. Though, as much of the appeal is in the onion, cabbage, lemon juice, chilli sauce/ketchup and pickled chilli peppers, I might be able to have a salad (ugh, I hate even saying that word) kebab and draw a tiny fraction of the pleasure. Hmmm.

― Mark C, Saturday, 13 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Are we sure they're a British invention? The last kebabs I had were in Istanbul, and they seemed very like the British version. It wasn't a touristy place.

― Martin Skidmore, Saturday, 13 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I have never had an elephants leg style kebab, for I am afeared of its mechanically recovered nature. However, I always found the lamb souvlakia as sold in Gardies highly acceptable pre, post or mid pub.

― RickyT, Saturday, 13 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

I had schwarma in Egypt and it tasted like casserole. Not good.

― Bill, Saturday, 13 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Yes, of course it's a Turkish (and environs) dish imported to the UK, where it seems to have become part of the national consciousness. It obviously hasn't done as well in Ireland, partly because of the swingeing proportions of Abrakebabra's finest, and partly because many of the kebab shops have a sideline in seal-clubbing, kitty- drowning, chaffinch-strangling or whatnot (yes, you, the kebab shop near the Roisin Dubh in Galway, I'm thinking of you!).

But where other than Britain has such a culture of aggressive alcohol bingeing? That's the real key.

― Mark C, Saturday, 13 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Well RickyT that means you are a ponce and when the Elephants Leg Bacteria starts to take ovah the world you will be one of the only ones who are not immune haha your strangely named treats will not save you now (then again we are talking about kebobs and shishs all ovah the place).

My urge for kebabs does not happen often I must say, this may be due to the nearest fast food place to my house is a fried chickun shop so it's more often 2 pieces of chicken and fries/hot wings and fries please MMMMMM - but I sometimes have the kebab urge. It's in the special sauce, and the gooey bits of salad and the fact that the only way to eat the kebab is the SCOFF.

― Sarah, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Abrakebabra is the only food place that stays open late. So like it or hate it you're going to eat it many many times...

― Ronan, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

er.....if you live in Dublin I mean. I'm sure civilised countries have lots of late opening food places

― Ronan, Monday, 15 April 2002 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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