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[–] [email protected] 5 points 23 hours ago

Okay but seriously, where I'm from McDonald's is 200% the cost of pretty much any local non-chain fast food establishment (Who provide food of far higher quality). I do not understand how they are even open, or why anyone eats there.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Ugh, even if the entire US government woke up tomorrow, apologized to all of our allies, signed peace treaties with everyone to show we were serious, AND ended all wars forever, I'd still stand by this meme.

I did 6 months in Germany, and I had doner near fucking weekly.

Doner boxes are fucking fantastic, and simply god tier after a few Dunkels.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

I respect any restaurant that features a spinning cone of meat.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

European propaganda at it's finest.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Döner's are tasty, local and not expensive

Yeah, it just so happens I have been getting obsessed with it lately! They are also healthier and have more natural ingredients than McDonald's could bother to have.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

And a Doner actually fills you up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

This reminded me of this Armstrong and Miller sketch (or documentary): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EoihKUbmM38

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was avoiding American companies fast food since the genocide in Gaza started since I didn't know which companies didn't have business with israel, I knew mcdonalds and starbucks did, so I didn't buy anything from them since then, but now I'm just avoiding them all. Since I started I've found a Brazilian fast food company that sells calzones and they're really cheap and tasty, as well as being much faster than the other fastfood places. I am now just missing a coffee shop that sells stuff like macchiato or those other drinks that starbucks sells, I love those and I cannot replicate them at home even with an espresso machine

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

There is a phone app called "No Thanks" which lets you search any company name to see whether they support Israel financially. It is always the big international (and usually American) companies. Rarely companies which are mostly contained within one country.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

That is really nice!!! Thank you very much, I will use this so much!!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

We have these in maritime Canada as well but we spell it Donair

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Its funny, in ontario we only have shawarma. Lots and lots of shawarma, but I'd never heard of doner until i went to europe.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

There was a sick Donair joint in Roncevales up until a few years ago

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Well...slightly North Americanized. The sauce is basically just sugar with some garlic and vinegar mixed in. :P

Both donairs and doners are tasty, though!

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 days ago (2 children)

And sometimes they even tell you what species it came from.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

What do you mean, it says it clearly on the receipt!

Wait...

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago (9 children)

It's chiken, I've worked at shawarma stand for a month in the summer, you can trust my expertise.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Even when you choose the beef one?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm going to let the consumer protection agency know that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They're actually a bunch of chickens in a human suit too

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

It's chickens all the way down??

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

We just said that beef is still cooking, we can make a chicken one in the meantime. 🙃

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Meat on a stick > Mc "meat"

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Man, I miss doner every day, I wanna bring a doner restaurant from germany to my country rn

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Same. I haven't been to Germany in 20 years, and I complain to my wife about craving döner at least once a week.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I've scoured the entire city for a good doner kebab, I cant forget how good it tastes. I cant wait to go back to germany haha

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I thought you get them in pretty much every corner of the world these days.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

For real, my city is a massive untapped market. There is quite a bit of kebab but none are actually good, and absolutely 0 doner kebab

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

A wild Dönermann appears. He offers you:

  • Balls of deep fried chickpeas flour, rich in protein
    or
  • An ungodly blob of mouldered animal tissue, dripping with cholesterol

What is your choice?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

A vendor that lets their gyros moulder probably isn't making sanitary falafels either. So neither.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Both, Falafel is great with lamb.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

fml... but latter

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

I had a döner once 25 years ago and I still remember how good it was.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (3 children)

PLZ Freeze and ship to US, I'll pay the tariffs :)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (5 children)

I like Kebabs. Only thing i worry is about the hygiene standards in these shops. I saw a test and 4 out of 10 failed basic standard.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago

Just need to pick the 6 good ones!

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I don't eat much fast food nowadays, but a good dürüm kicks a burger every time.

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