Wednesday, August 10, 2011

C. J. D.'s Gyro Query Answered

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C. J. D. wanted to know who these gyros Toyplayer had fallen in love with were. A friend of mine once said, "Gyro meat is to lamb as particle board is to wood." I believe this video confirms his view:
I think it is called "gyro" because of the way they turn the cylinder to make the meat, but that's just a guess. Anyway, as you can see from the photo, it's gyro meat, tomatoes, and tzatziki sauce (made from yogurt), with lettuce and onions optional (and eschewed by Toyplayer). All rolled in a pita wrap. What's it called in the UK, by the way?
One other note: the more conservative of my Greek boyfriends in grad school told me that it is important not to confuse the vowels in "tzatziki," as "tzitzaki" means "goat" in Greek, and is used to refer to a woman who can't keep house well. Not that they're sexist or anything.

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9 Comments:

Blogger Doug said...

Not that I mind, but are you sure you have the right video?

8:35 AM  
Anonymous weirsdo said...

It looks right to me. Can anyone shed light on RBUD's pansifying comment?

10:27 AM  
Blogger Doug said...

It's right now. When I was hear this morning, it played Mendelssohn's 3rd.

3:45 PM  
Blogger Karen said...

The name comes from Greek γύρος (turn), a calque of the Turkish döner. In the United Kingdom, the name gyros is not widely known; the Turkish döner kebab is more common, and the general term kebab is more common still.

4:39 PM  
Blogger Karen said...

I hope this helps.

Antonio Vivaldi-Le Quattro Stagioni:L'Autunno

11:17 PM  
Blogger Karen said...

Although this one might be better. L'autunno. Thoughts?

11:42 PM  
Anonymous weirsdo said...

I must have been editing, RBUD.

Thank you, Karen.

9:13 AM  
Blogger Faycin A Croud said...

I love Gyros. There is a Mediterranean place near where I live and I have 20 bucks...mmm...gyros!

9:57 AM  
Anonymous weirsdo said...

We have one too, FAC, but the gyros aren't that great, and they come with some sort of sour cream substitute for tzatziki sauce.

3:52 AM  

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