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Re: Do any of you guys like those Greek wraps called gyros? [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #22215991 - 09/10/15 08:48 AM (8 years, 4 months ago)

yo whats like shwarma i never understood the differances between them all


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Re: Do any of you guys like those Greek wraps called gyros? [Re: Bill_Oreilly]
    #22216152 - 09/10/15 09:48 AM (8 years, 4 months ago)

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its pronounced "Yee-row" in Greece

or "Yeero"



when people call it a "Jy-row" I get annoyed



It was funny as fuck the other day at a restaurant I was eating at. These two kids came in to order gyros. They kept asking for them with the complete wrong pronunciation and the lady kept repeating it with the correct pronunciation but they just didn't catch on until she finally told them "it's pronounced this way". It was kinda like a comedy sketch but IRL.


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Re: Do any of you guys like those Greek wraps called gyros? [Re: Prisoner#1]
    #22216228 - 09/10/15 10:11 AM (8 years, 4 months ago)

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Bill_Oreilly said:
its pronounced "Yee-row" in Greece

or "Yeero"



when people call it a "Jy-row" I get annoyed




How you feel 'bout people callin it a fukin kebab?
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its pronounced "Yee-row" in Greece

or "Yeero"



when people call it a "Jy-row" I get annoyed






it's pronounced kebab, like in real life and shit




Yep. Kebab, or, "large doner pleeze geeze" as we say down my way.


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Re: Do any of you guys like those Greek wraps called gyros? [Re: deucedbi9]
    #22216392 - 09/10/15 11:03 AM (8 years, 4 months ago)

Pita & Durum, Doner Kebab also


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Re: Do any of you guys like those Greek wraps called gyros? [Re: Giftofdeprivation]
    #22216550 - 09/10/15 11:44 AM (8 years, 4 months ago)

Gyros can be good.  So many places use sour cream instead of yogurt for the tzatziki because it's way cheaper.  Most places don't hang their yogurt either.  There's not a lot of Greek places in my neck of the woods.  The best place in town doesn't have much variety on the menu, especially veg options.  There's just not a good market for it here I guess.
Falafel though I can eat about a million of those.  Falafel wraps are even a step above gyros real talk.  Hummos, falafel, lettuce, tomato, onion, tahina, and for me taztaziki and olives.  mmmmmmm way more flavor than gyro.

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honestly, r., I'm just giving you a hard time because taco trucks are where you get the most authentic mexican foods in most western countries. Most restaurants have to Americanize/Canadianize/Britianize(?)/etc. to cater to the lowest common denominator, but taco trucks don't really do that at all. Cabbage is probably a regional thing, because many authentic tacos don't have cabbage.




No... dude cabbage is common as fuck on tacos, even in MX. lol
Food trucks, like all food establishments, cater to the lowest common paying customer.  Peoples' food tastes don't change depending on whether they walked into a restaurant or walked up to a food truck on the side of the road, and food vendors are there to make money.  All food establishments start off with an assessment of the market in which you intend to open, and what will sell in your area.  A new take on tacos from a food truck doesn't make them more "authentic."  Maybe you just have really shitty Mexican restaurants in the PNW but I grew up in south TX where the best MX food is at restaurants which are so plentiful it's sickening, so that could be why I feel this way.
And what is authentic anyway, some shit from the ancient Aztecs or what?  Mexicans bring their food with them and it's adapted to what's available in this country, that is as authentic as it gets.


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Re: Do any of you guys like those Greek wraps called gyros? [Re: abltsandwich]
    #22216596 - 09/10/15 11:59 AM (8 years, 4 months ago)

Well, think about it: the larger the business, the more it must bend to the masses. Taco trucks get to make their own rules. In WA, there are Mexicans, but they're in scarce pockets, like everyone else. The best restaurants, regardless of price/quality are in the low income areas, where many Mexicans live (just being honest). In TX, so close to the border, the lowest common denominator is 50% Mexican. :shrug: so you guys get good food on all levels. We oppress any non-Americanized Mexicans here, lol.

We have some good quality authentic stuff, but to every one, there's 20 Americanized ones. Taco trucks are usually always authentic 20 out of 20. We lucked out with Greek. There are only 5 authentic places in all of the PNW and they're all high quality, expensive places for some reason. And as far as I can tell, the cheap places aren't too Americanized.

that's interesting about cabbage. Like I said, I've had authentic tacos without, too though. Are those just Americanized adaptations Then??? I figured it was regional (or just a cheap filler, so socio-economic)


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Re: Do any of you guys like those Greek wraps called gyros? [Re: Giftofdeprivation]
    #22216613 - 09/10/15 12:03 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

There's different kinds of "authentic" Mexican too. There's broke ass Mexican fast food- like taco trucks and taquerias etc, and there's also authentic grandma Mexican food which is on a whole different level.


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Re: Do any of you guys like those Greek wraps called gyros? [Re: Rebelutionsssss]
    #22216618 - 09/10/15 12:05 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

Hell yeah best single food item.
Especially if in Greece, where you can get big ones for like 2-3 bucks if you just stay out of the touristy areas. Crete is awesome for that.... but driving there isn't dear god/ Those people need to learn to drive


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Re: Do any of you guys like those Greek wraps called gyros? [Re: Giftofdeprivation]
    #22216639 - 09/10/15 12:10 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

Most taco fillings are mushy so you need texture balancing toppings.  Sometimes it's corn, or onion, or radish, or cabbage, or _____.
So how authentic are your trucks compared to... what?  Like what's an example of Americanized MX you're talking about and what's an example of authentic from a food truck?
I'm so tired of Mexican food in my life that all I eat anymore Mexican food wise is like potato egg and cheese tacos or avocado tacos.  MAYBE chilaquiles from time to time.  MX food is usually pretty heavy so I avoid mostly.

EDIT:  Oh yeah, and the larger the company the more they have to cater to the masses?  Nuh uh homie other way around.  The smaller they are, the more they have to cater to the masses.  At least, that's what all my restaurant and food truck owner friends have said.  I've been in the market to open my own establishment and I've been researching and talking to chefs and truck owners from all over.  I've cooked for a few and everything.  It's interesting shit.  They ALL advise, universally, to cater to your market and not dictate your market.  These are long-running businesses not some popups that will be selling their business in 6 months.


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Re: Do any of you guys like those Greek wraps called gyros? [Re: Ezuma]
    #22216657 - 09/10/15 12:16 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

I'm near NYC.  Almost all the diners here are run by Greeks.  The Gyros are made with this wonderful mystery meat that is cooked on a vertical spit and hand carved in thin slices.  They are served on pita bread with the sauce lettuce and tomatoes.

The taco trucks and Mexican restaurants are definitely different.  The taco trucks cater to all the Hispanic workers and the restaurants cater to Americans.  You do not see many Americans at the taco trucks and you do not see many Hispanics, except for the workers, in the Mexican restaurants.

Felafels are also great.  When I was in college there was this tiny take out restaurant called Faddoul's Felafels.  It was owned by this Lebanese family that sent wave upon wave of of wrestlers to go to UB.  UB had a pretty good wrestling team and the Faddouls were basically the Lebanese Olympic team.


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Re: Do any of you guys like those Greek wraps called gyros? [Re: Ezuma]
    #22216813 - 09/10/15 01:02 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

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Hell yeah best single food item.
Especially if in Greece, where you can get big ones for like 2-3 bucks




Oh hell yeah. When i was there i ate 2 or 3 a day. I liked the chicken ones almost more than the lamb


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Re: Do any of you guys like those Greek wraps called gyros? [Re: Bill_Oreilly]
    #22216822 - 09/10/15 01:05 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

So u said the breaad  is all wrong in the  US
What does Greece use as bread?


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Re: Do any of you guys like those Greek wraps called gyros? [Re: LogicaL Chaos]
    #22216839 - 09/10/15 01:08 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

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So u said the breaad  is all wrong in the  US
What does Greece use as bread?





Its a certain kind of pita bread. Usually in the US they use tortilla wraps.


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Re: Do any of you guys like those Greek wraps called gyros? [Re: Bill_Oreilly]
    #22216865 - 09/10/15 01:14 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

oh, i see.

Im used to pitas with a bread called Na'an. Its a bread from India, pretty thick but soft. Kinda similar to the Gordita wrap from Taco Bell.


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Re: Do any of you guys like those Greek wraps called gyros? [Re: LogicaL Chaos]
    #22216876 - 09/10/15 01:17 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

Hell yea! Gyros are awesome. Always get them with chicken though when lamb is probably better. More of a chicken kind of guy.


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Re: Do any of you guys like those Greek wraps called gyros? [Re: Bill_Oreilly]
    #22216902 - 09/10/15 01:23 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

I've never seen a gyro served in a tortilla wrap.


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    #22216929 - 09/10/15 01:32 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

Me either and it is always that vertical roasted mystery meat.  Chicken is not an option


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Re: Do any of you guys like those Greek wraps called gyros? [Re: zappaisgod]
    #22216938 - 09/10/15 01:34 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

It is a forcemeat of beef and lamb in varying percentages depending on the recipe, with a few spices like oregano and garlic.  Lamb's expensive so it's usually less than 40% lamb in most places.  Sometimes it's like 10% or less lamb.  When I've made them it tasted best to me when it was around 50%-60% lamb.


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Re: Do any of you guys like those Greek wraps called gyros? [Re: abltsandwich]
    #22216944 - 09/10/15 01:36 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

I kind of guessed that.  Whatever it is made of it is awesome.


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Re: Do any of you guys like those Greek wraps called gyros? [Re: Bill_Oreilly]
    #22216968 - 09/10/15 01:42 PM (8 years, 4 months ago)

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LogicaL Chaos said:
So u said the breaad  is all wrong in the  US
What does Greece use as bread?





Its a certain kind of pita bread. Usually in the US they use tortilla wraps.




I'm in the US and I've never had a gyro served in a tortilla wrap. If they tried that I would probably walk out and order food from a different place. It's always pita bread and it's best when they throw it on the grill to toast it a little.  I used to live in the Detroit area and we had awesome gyros there. There were 4 great places within 2 blocks of my house.

Now in Florida it is pretty hard to find a decent gyro.For a while I couldn't get a gyro in my town at all. Now I really only know of 1 great place and one acceptable place that serves them. I looked into buying my own gyro machine and the cheapest I could find one was for over like $250 so I found plans to build one. For about $40 I could probably build one, once I get the time.


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