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Episode: Turkey wants to regulate Germany’s beloved döner kebab street food
Description: The scene at Kebap With Attitude in Berlin’s trendy Mitte neighborhood is typical of any street-side stand or restaurant where cooks pile the ingredients into pita bread to create the city’s beloved döner kebab.
But the snack’s status could be in jeopardy if the European Commission approves a bid by Turkey to regulate what can legally take the döner kebab name.
The word “döner” is derived from the Turkish verb “dönmek,” which means “to turn.” In Turkey, the dish originally was made of lamb and sold only on a plate. But in the 1970s, Turkish immigrants...