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[–] [email protected] 3 points 25 minutes ago

And a Doner actually fills you up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 51 minutes 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] 1 points 26 minutes ago* (last edited 26 minutes ago)

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] 1 points 36 minutes ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 27 minutes ago (1 children)

I'm sorry but you'll have to come to Europe for the full experience

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

Ohh, I've been. It's been a while, like pre €. We rented a car with unlimited miles and drove from Paris to Switzerland stopping all over in between then train to UK on the way out. Worst case, need the youngest to get a few years on him before we do a grand tour.

Though, I'm seriously looking at digital nomadding in Portugal. They're set up pretty well for it.

But for the moment, that would be some REALLY expensive döner after airfare and hotel accommodations.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 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] 4 points 1 hour ago

fml... but latter

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Ich bin doch schon schön.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 45 minutes ago

Ist ja auch die Steigerung. Auch der Spitzensportler wird durch Doping besser. Also auch du als Schönheit mithilfe von Döner

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago

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

[–] [email protected] 26 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 10 points 18 hours 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] 3 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Even when you choose the beef one?

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

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

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

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

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

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

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

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

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours 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

[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks 8 points 15 hours ago

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

[–] [email protected] 10 points 17 hours ago (4 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] 2 points 2 hours ago

That's just surprise seasoning

[–] [email protected] 16 points 17 hours ago

Just need to pick the 6 good ones!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

... and healthier too.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 17 hours ago (16 children)
[–] [email protected] 16 points 17 hours ago

Your kilometrage may vary.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (3 children)

I've always wanted to try döner, but they're impossible to find in the US, at least outside large cities :(

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

Yeah, they are rare in the US and usually in cites only. There was a döner place not too far my from work in my old city and I haven't found a place yet in my new location. The Greek food isn't as good here either, so gyros haven't been able to step in as a replacement. First world problem, but I still miss them.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 12 hours ago

Gyros and shawarma are both types of / related to döner; you might have more luck finding one of them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

I saw a chain for a brief time called “Vertskebap” but it didn’t last long. Maybe because they were also charging $16 a pop.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 16 hours ago

Döner macht schöner, auf Dauer auch schlauer. McDonalds just makes fat.

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