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Gyros (also known as döner) have grilled meat slices instead of chunks, and the taste differs from that of souvlaki due to the salad and dressings added. Gyros are made from various cuts of lamb, pork, or chicken, and sometimes but rarely beef. Bulgur is the traditional carbohydrate other than bread.
Gyros, sometimes anglicized as a gyro [2] [3] [4] (/ ˈ j ɪər oʊ, ˈ dʒ ɪər-, ˈ dʒ aɪ r-/; Greek: γύρος, romanized: yíros/gyros, lit. 'turn', pronounced), is meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie, then sliced and served wrapped or stuffed in pita bread, along with other ingredients such as tomato, onion, fried potatoes, and tzatziki.
The first mention of the word in English cited in the Oxford English Dictionary was in 1936. [10] The English word is borrowed from Modern Greek πίτα (píta, "bread, cake, pie"), in turn from Byzantine Greek (attested in 1108), [10] possibly from Ancient Greek πίττα (pítta) or πίσσα (píssa), both "pitch/resin" for the gloss, [11] [12] or from πικτή (piktḗ, "fermented ...
In Cyprus, souvlaki can refer both to the small chunks of meat on a skewer, and to the dish. It is made with a large pita that has a pocket-style opening. Into this is placed the meat (traditionally lamb or pork, more recently sheftalia or chicken), which in Cypriot souvlaki is cut into slightly larger chunks. Tomatoes, cucumbers and shredded ...
Roasted and sliced meat (usually pork or chicken, rarely beef or lamb) on a turning spit, typically served with sauces like tzatziki and garnishes (tomato, onions) on pita bread (a popular fast food in Greece and Cyprus). Kotopoulo me ryzi (κοτόπουλο με ρύζι) Chicken with rice Kotopoulo methismeno (μεθυσμένο ...
Lamb meat on the bone and cut in large pieces mixed with carrots, potatoes and peas [39] Patates kebabı [45] Beef or chicken mixed with potatoes, onions, tomato sauce and bay leaves Patlıcan kebabı (aubergine kebab) A unique kebap meat marinated in spices and served with aubergines, hot pide bread and a yogurt sauce [44] Şiş kebabı
Gyros, [359] pork meat or chicken cooked on a vertical rotisserie, onions, tomato, lettuce, fried potatoes, sauces like tzatziki rolled in a pita bread. [ 360 ] Gogges (also called goggizes or gogglies ), [ 361 ] [ 362 ] [ 363 ] a type of egg-free pasta made in the Peloponnese , especially in Argolis and Laconia .
Souvla (Greek: σούβλα) is a popular dish from Cyprus. [1] It consists of large pieces of meat cooked on a long skewer over a charcoal barbecue. [2]It differs from the popular Greek dish souvlaki, in that meat cuts are much larger and slow cooked for a much longer period at a greater distance from the hot charcoal.