The History of Kebab — The Street Food Germany Made Famous

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🥙 From Ottoman campfires to Berlin train stations, this is the wild history of how döner became Germany’s favorite fast food.

In this episode of Crumb Lore, we trace the kebab’s path from Central Asian nomads and Ottoman palace kitchens to Kadir Nurman, Gastarbeiter life in West Germany, and the invention of the Berlin-style döner sandwich. Along the way: Iskender Efendi’s vertical rotisserie, the rise of Turkish immigrant food businesses, why Germany now has more kebab shops than McDonald’s and Burger King combined, and how “Donerflation” turned a street food into a political issue.

It’s a story about migration, adaptation, identity, and one spinning tower of meat that changed Europe forever.


By https://www.youtube.com/@crumb.lore-yt