The doner kebab originated in which country?
Doner kebab spelled "Döner Kebab", which can also be spelled "Doener Kebab" if the "ö" character is not available; the sandwich is often called "ein Döner". Particularly in British English, a döner kebab sandwich may be referred to simply as "a kebab". A Canadian variation is "donair". In Greek, it was originally called "döner" () but later came to be known as "gyros", from ("turn"), a calque of the Turkish name. The Arabic name ("shāwarmā") derives from another Turkish word, ', also meaning "turning". Persians refer to it as "kebab torki". There are many variations of "döner" in Turkey: In Azerbaijan, döner
Doner kebab evidence of Greek restaurants serving doner kebab by the original name, as well as by "gyros", in the early 1970s. It was also available, possibly later, in some Turkish restaurants. In recent years a number of restaurants and food trucks specializing in döner kebab have opened in various parts of the country; a substantial percentage are owned by German immigrants. Verts Mediterranean Grill, an Austin-based döner kebab chain with locations mainly in Texas, has become the second-largest döner kebab chain in the world. With a multicultural population, the doner kebab in Australia competes with the Greek gyros and the Lebanese