What makes Gyros Greece’s Most Popular Street Food

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Published 2024-04-20
Gyros is a stack of pork or chicken grilled on a rotisserie spit, sliced off and served in fluffy pita bread with toppings and sauce. We discuss why it's one of the most popular types of souvlaki, grilled meat street food, in Greece. We discuss how to eat gyros, why it's an important part of Greek culture, what makes truly good gyros, when to eat it, its history and the great potato-tzatziki debate.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:30 The concept of Souvlaki
02:18 How Gyros is made
03:54 When to eat Gyros
04:34 The history of Gyros
05:08 The ingredients
05:51 The Tzatziki-Fries-debate
06:56 Outro

CREDITS
Report: Sarah Hucal
Camera: Marco Borowski
Edit: Philipp Czegka
Supervisind editors: Ruben Kalus/Mirja Viehweger

#gyros #souvlaki #greece
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All Comments (21)
  • @DWFood
    Have you ever tried Gyros?
  • @armagedoc66
    As a Turkish person, tasted it in a Greece cafe in Serbia. 10/10 perfect.
  • @Johnny.africa
    I had "gyros" first when I lived in nyc but whatever they're putting there is total trash and I thought it was average at best. But gyros in Greece is on another level. The way it should be done and one of the best street foods out there
  • @dazuotv
    Thank you for the nice video about the most popular street food in Greece 👍
  • @boobie17
    Kudos to you for being the only foreigner I've heard pronounce γύρος correctly
  • @zaxlee01
    Gyros is so big in Greece, i just stumbled upon this youtube video while eating gyros lol! For the first timers, When you order a gyro, you say i want 1)a pita with 2)type of meat( pork or chicken gyro, or pork/chicken skewer or beef patty or sausage) and 3) toppings (tzatziki or mustard sause, tomatos, onions etc). The standard version is: For pork meat: tzatziki sause, tomatos, onions and fries (if it is a traditional place they may not add fries and you may need to say you want them as extra topping) For chicken meat: mustard sause, tomato, lettuce and fries (same rule about fries) So now you know you can either say for example I want a pita with pork gyro and with everything (standard version) or you customise it.
  • @Ca_s21
    I visited Greece a few years ago and I confirm that they have a very rich cuisine! 🖐🏼💙🇬🇷
  • @Camilo19832001
    Went i went to greece i found no bad food, everything was delicious, from a cart on the street to any restaurant
  • @UnCoolDad
    Gyros styles vary from region to region, city to city. The size, sauces, condiments, and spicing can vary greatly. Up north in Thessaloniki they put ketchup and mustard! Heathens 😂
  • @ELEKTRARE
    I remember my vacation on greek islands at Lefkada , I was just 20 & enjoyed souvlaki & greek pastries so good with cheese 😊❤
  • As an italian my opinion what make GYROS the best street food from different Mediterranea or Arab/tuekish street. Food. It's the delicious crispy pork....and the Greek oregano. what else!
  • @MrFiask
    Greek gyros Turkish döner arab shawarma mexican burrito All are so freaking delicious
  • @sa.377
    In northern Greece (thessaloniki/makedonia etc ) they serve different versions of gyros, in thick bread and with many other different types of sauce as well, p.ex. with cheese (tirokafteri), with various types of spice etc etc
  • I'm a native Texan, but the gyros I've had (with tzatziki) at Greek restaurants have been among my very favorite foods. I could be mistaken, but I thought the gyros I've had were made of lamb.