TURKISH - Spring 2024 (Apr-Jun) Cuisine of the Quarter

[linguafood (Natascha)]

Yaprak dürüm döner kebab.

What's For Dinner #118 - the Pollen Is Covering Everything! Edition - May 2025

Dürum döner kebab WFD, from a place nearby — not just bc it’s still pretty chilly on the scooter & more so once the sun is low, but it’d also gotten really good reviews. Döner kebab is basically Berlin’s cheesesteak, at least with regard to its ubiquity & popularity. Most döner kebab here is made from beef or veal, and there’s two kinds: “kıyma,” which refers to ground meat (the bologna of döner, most often what I’ve seen in the US) and “yaprak,” which literally means leaf & refers to the pract…