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15 Mar Day 6 Berlin
Little Turkey in Berlin

In the 6 days so far, my friends ate turkish döner kebab for 4 out of 6 days*. Oh yes, the turkish food stores are everywhere. Apparently, Berlin has the largest turkish community outside of Turkey - even the ALIENS registration office hav a block specially catered to the turkish (updated on 18 mar).

 So there are döners, dürüms..and many more! I dont remember all the names since we usually eat the two mentioned. A typical döner starts with a big toasted bread (squarish shape) and in goes the greens and then the roasted meat (chicken or beef)**. It is then topped up by three options of sauces - hot(spicy), garlic or sweet(not sure). The first gets really spicy after a while! I usually get the garlic sauce, yum. A dürüm is more like a wrap. A long one that is then wrapped in aluminium foil before serving. You can wiki for more detailed info!

 I find the roasting of the meat an art. Layers and layers of meat is piled on and the whole chunk is roasted vertically on a skewer. The chef will then slice off bits of roasted meat when preparing the döner of dürüm. Of course, there are electric slicers, but the best is still by hand and u get uneven chunks of meat that adds to the texture of your bite!

 Although I only had one so far***, it is not difficult to understand why there is a döner addict amongst us.

 Oh, but sometimes if you end up at an unpopular store, the meat could have been left there for a number of days…so it is not very healthy. Also, you have no way of knowing where the meat came from…

(Updated 21 mar:)
Kebab stores to look out for in Berlin-

1. Merringdam Mustafa dürüm 
You can find chunks of potatoes in the kebab and the meat is delicious. A must try! 3.00 euros.

2. Alexanderplatz kebab place (I dont know the name, it is just at the station)
The turkish pizza salat mit döner is a super value for money meal. It is huge (and very filling) for 3.50 euros.

* Okay, i made up e number cause i cant remember e exact number. But, they really ate it almost everyday!
** no pork! Kosher.
***I dont mind eating more!