Subj : Re: Help me here .. I am confused ?
To   : Adept
From : boraxman
Date : Fri Dec 02 2022 23:50:26

 Ad>  bo> The Kebab isn't German though.  It's not of German origin.  The only
 Ad>  bo> reason its popular is because of the large number of migrants from
 Ad>  bo> countries which have Kebabs.
 Ad> 
 Ad> The potato isn't of German origin, either. And tomatoes aren't Italian.
 Ad> 
 Ad> And Doener Kebab, in Germany, is a bit of a mixture between what's
 Ad> common in Turkey and a gyro from Greece, and is something that you don't
 Ad> get elsewhere.
 Ad> 
 Ad> Clearly it's still strongly influenced by immigrants from Turkey. Just
 Ad> that the exact version is as German as the fortune cookie is American.
 Ad> 
 Ad> Which has been my point from the beginning, as I was talking about
 Ad> General Tso's being an American dish, even though people get it at
 Ad> Chinese restaurants.
 Ad> 

There is no contradiction in the statement that the potato didn't originate in Germany, but certain potato based dishes are.

The Kebab is not "strongly influenced by immigrants from Turkey".  It IS a Meditteranean/Middle Eastern dish.  It MAY be true to say the variant in Germany is a little different to the ones you get in Australia (I've had both).  We have them here too.

The Kebab is a bad example.  A better example would be Chicken Tikka Masala, which did originate (most likely) in the UK (by immigrants though).

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