What's the difference between shawarma, gyro and doner?

Answer 1

Shawarma (Arabic: شاورما‎; Hebrew: שווארמה) also spelled chawarma, shwarma, shawerma, or shoarma, from the Turkish word çevirme (turning) which is another name used for döner kebab (IPA: [tʃevir'me] 'turned thing') is a Middle Eastern-style sandwich usually composed of shaved lamb, chicken, turkey, or beef. Shawarma is a popular dish across the Middle East, and is consumed by many across the rest of the world as well. Shawarma is known as guss in Iraq and gyros in Greece.

Shawarma (Çevirme) has its origins in Anatolia and is essentially the same dish as döner kebab in Turkey, possibly differing from it in the type of meat and spices used.

Gyros or gyro (Greek γύρος, "turning") (IPA: [ˈjɪːɹəʊ]) is a kind of meat roasted on a vertical rotisserie, or by extension the pita bread it is usually found in. In addition to the meat, there are also various salads and sauces inside the pita. The most common fillings are tomato, french fries, onions and tzatziki sauce. The Arabic shawarma, the Turkish döner and Mexican tacos al pastor are somewhat similar (though tortillas, used to wrap Mexican tacos, is a bread product of very different texture than the Greek pita). In some parts of Greece, gyros was formerly called ντονέρ [don'er], from its Turkish name döner kebab (literally "turning roast"); γύρος is a calque on that name.[1] The name gyros and souvlaki are usually used interchangeably in Athens.

Döner Kebab (as döner kebab in Turkish and often simply kebab, döner, doner, donner or donair), which literally means "turning roast" is the name given to a Turkish dish made with lamb (or mutton), beef or chicken. Some have compared doner kebabs to shawarma and gyros, possibly because similar meat may be used, but they are in fact very different in terms of the filling and/or form. Doner kebabs are generally wrapped in tortilla-like flat bread, and shawarma is generally in pita or sandwich form. Gyros are always wrapped in pita. The difference in fillings are also very great. The gyro almost always contains the same few ingredients. Doner kebabs and shawarma, though, can include various salad ingredients such as carrots or red cabbage and fresh mint as well as a number of creamy sauces or even hot sauce.




(So I would say there is not alot of difference...only some of the condiments are different I think and the bread used...changes from country to country)

Answer 2

Shawarma Vs Gyro

Answer 3

Doner Gyro

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What's the difference between shawarma, gyro and doner?

Answer 5

gyro is greek, doner is turkish. The gyro is a little different kind of meat too I think. I am not sure how they are different from shawarma.

Answer 6

My understanding is the Gyro is greek whereas Doner would be Turkish (very close to the same thing). They are ground lamb/beef mixed and cooked on a rotisserie and sliced. Burrito is a Mexican wrap with a flour tortilla, fried beans, chicken or beef

Answer 7

The Greek word gyros means (if I am not mistaken), "round" or "turning", which shows it's been derived from the Turkish word "döner" (=turning). The original doner kebab should be made from veal or beef. There are basically two types in Turkey:1- made from minced meat, 2- made from thin layers of meat (Yaprak = leaf doner).
In Cyprus, Turkish Cypriots serve it in oval pittas and add green salad in it. Greeks/Greek Cypriots also add cacik (djadjiki) which I find unacceptable. Hot doner topped with cold cacik! But then again de gustibus non est disputandum! There is also "Iskender Kebab" originating in Bursa, Turkey. Chopped pieces of pide (pitta) are soaked in broth and laid at the bottom of the plate. Some yogurt is spread on top of them. Layers of doner kebab are placed over yogurt, and finally the whole dish is topped with warm tomato sauce and sizzling melted butter. There are lots of good restaurants serving this dish now. However, back in 1967, we had to queue outside the original "Iskender Restaurant" in Bursa, for half an hour.

Answer 8

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Döner and Shawarma can be chicken, beef, veal or lamb. Gyros is sliced more thickly and could be pork. Accompaniments vary. Yogurt sauce, hot peppers, tomatoes, onion rings etc. Normally you are asked what you want on your döner. You can also choose to have it in a pitta bread or in a wrap.

Answer 9

Mostly the difference is the nationality of the guy behind the counter. They are all very similar, and wonderful.