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Regular donair is just okay tbh. I much prefer the vegan donair at Wild Leek
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Halifax sauce FTW
In one of those odd confluences of happenstance, I was shown a YouTube video discussing the difference between the UK donner, Canadian donair and the Turkish döner just a few days ago. I'd never heard of donair before that. And here you are giving more information. Ted talk, and all that.
As a Greek American who has lived in the United States my whole life and who is married to a Canadian, I can say that the Canadian donair is to the Turkish döner as the US gyro is to a Greek gyro. There are similarities, of course, but what Americans expect on a gyro and what Canadians expect on a donair are different from what Greeks and Turks expect on their sandwiches. What I find extremely interesting, is that the donair was invented by a Greek immigrant to Canada, rather than a Turkish one. Apparently he tried selling Greek-style gyros in a pizza shop in Halifax, but it didn't seem to catch on, so he changed the recipe to use spiced ground beef, Lebanese flatbread, and he invented the sweet "donair sauce" made with condensed milk, vinegar, sugar, and garlic. He called these "döners," which came to be spelled (and pronounced) "donair" over the years.
The sauce recipe sounds, well, impossible, so I'm all the more curious.
Just noticed in panel 2, she says "Amaing restaurants" - and this is like the third time I've read the strip. Curious how the brain just tends to glaze over missing letters like that.
I just assumed Amaing was some ethnicity or culinary style I hadn't heard of. Completely missed the missing Z
OK, I had to look up "donair" and now I _really_ have to visit Halifax. Must compare with the gyros around here. (I suspect that this is part of Jeph's subtle plan.)
never heard of a donair before now... btw small typo in the word amazing. you left out the z
mmm. donair.
Marten is warming up to Moray.
Does the seatbelt even do anything for Moray?
It makes the warning bell stop, and it's a legal requirement
I know Marten is leaning over, but last panel looks like some not so subtle sass back to a certain known lap-barfer/crotch destroyer at home...
I hadn't heard of donairs—but damn, they sound delicious! Gonna have to find a recipe and try to make some...
Does donair have anything to do with Donner Pass? Did it originate there?
Fun fact: During the mid-credits scene of ‘The Apologizers’, Captain Canada was the only member of the superhero team who wasn’t eating Donair.
I wonder if donair is ever made from kidney or liver or pancreas meat. They could call it “Organ Donair”
I’m usually down with organ meat but that sounds offal.
Marten doesn't have many principles buthe stand by them
'amaing restaurants' isn't a typo, it's a new type of restaurant where you can get food while people do AMAs IRL.
I wouldn't expect people to do an actual American Medical Association in a restaurant as performance art. That sounds complicated. Especially not in Canada, where it's my understanding they haven't embraced being part of the Americas to quite the same degree some of us in the US have.
Ol' Boaty's version of "I'm On a Boat" is "I Am a Boat (It's Not That Great)".
amaing? amazing, pls
I think it's more amusing to assume the robot has a very selective speech impediment
I have to question how much use the seatbelt would be for her, given you can put a hand through her head...
Fair point, but if the law says you wear it, then you wear it.
So is Donair like a huge thing in Halifax? I’ve seen Halifax in media exactly twice and it’s referenced in both (this and Goon)
it started out in the maritimes, when one guy started selling his version of doner kebab, and then maritime pronunciation made that word more awesome, as is its wont.
I like meatloaf. I could really like thinly sliced meatloaf served up like a gyro......mmmmm
Not all meatloaves are created equal. Some are fit for the Gods Themselves, others are cruel and unusual punishment at best.
Fuck. Now I really need a donair 😳
Woah there…no need to share your donair bonair…keep it private.
Is this the canadian way of saying 'doner kebab'?
directly descended from it, but not exactly the same anymore.
Mmm…donair…
How different is Donair from Gyro?
the spelling.
Hate to be that person, but Amaing? thinking typo.
We patrons knew what we signed up for.
Now that's one loooong callback from Marten there😂
At least Ol' Boaty (presumably) doesn't have junk to be heatbutted in after someone vomits on him.
*sigh* fine I'll Google it myself
Is Ol' Boaty the boat that Pintsize finally gets to fuck?
He's gonna be so disappointed he didn't get invited on this trip.
Kudos to Moray for the sense of personal safety, but what exactly is that seat belt going to do for her?
Ever seen a cell divide? We're gonna end up with mini Morays if she hits the brakes too hard.
I really want Boaty to be a Theadore cosplay.
Panel 2, "Amaing restaurants"
"Amaing restaurants" should be "amazing".
You're not a fan of the amaing spelling in this amaing update?
When an AI who drives makes you fear for your lives, that's a Moray!
(sings) “On top of Ol’ Boaty, when sailin’ the world, I lost my poor donair when somebody hurled.”
Dropped a Döner on a ferry during a school trip when my backpack slid down my arm and jolted it. Petulant teenage me did not want to pick it up, just kicked parts through the rail. I hope it didn't cause the ferryman too much trouble.
A but the dragon fries at Wild Leek are INSANE.
It is reeeeeeealy difficult to fry a dragon.
Vegan donair does sound delicious...
Is that just falafel, or some fancy new thing? (Falafel durum ftw)
On second thought, let's not go to Camelot. Tis a silly place.
It's only a model.
Could bring it with em maybe?
Yarr! We're headed out to sea! "Ooooohhh the Cabin Boy, the Cabin Boy, the dirty little nipper..."
I have some broken glass somewhere around here
This AI self drive seems about on par with current tech, easily distracted.
Since Moray is holding on to the wheel, it may not be an AI car.
Marten having barf flashbacks
Ol' Boaty presumably doesn't even have junk to be head-butted.
So basically we’re gonna see a QC version of Jeph’s new hometown. Also I hope “Ol’ Boaty” isn’t the nickname of Boaty McBoaty.
Mcboatface, actually
Amaing resteraunts?
amaing restaurants for an amaing city
Is donair like a Canadian döner?
A quick Google points to yes.
I have concerns about the swerving. Is she testing some new driving software that's supposed to be fully autonomous?
I would assume she lost her driving focus when she got excited.