Subj : Re: Help me here .. I am confused ?
To   : Adept
From : Gamgee
Date : Mon Nov 28 2022 19:36:00

-=> Adept wrote to boraxman <=-

 bo> The Kebab is not German.  The reason they are ubiquitous in Germany is
 bo> due to the large number of Turks living there.

 Ad> This would be why I said:

 bo>  Ad> I compare this a bit to kebab places in Germany, where, sure, it seem
 bo>  Ad> like a Turkish thing or something, but it's _really_ German.

 Ad> The kebab places in Germany are German food with a strong Turkish
 Ad> accent.

 Ad> But at this point, they've been there long enough that it's as
 Ad> German as fortune cookies are American food.

 Ad> But, as I said:

 bo>  Ad> Various things that you think are ethnic, immigrant food, but they're
 bo>  Ad> really a part of the local culture, and are as American or German as
 bo>  Ad> apple pie or various potato dishes.

 Ad> Again, it's not super-authentic food that came from Turkey. It's
 Ad> Turkish-influenced food that's German.

 Ad> Maybe some bit of this is pedantic, but the topic started with
 Ad> General Tso's, which, while it's "Chinese food", it seems to
 Ad> primarily be an American dish.

Ummmm....  It's *ALL* pedantic.

The kebab is NOT German, and it's really that simple.



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