lamb donor kebab really does taste like chicken

Bog Standard User

yup its true it is chicken with some beef and virtually no lamb

http://www.independent.ie/life/food-drink/food-news/no-horse-but-its-not-lamb-either-whats-really-in-your-donner-kebab-30457005.html

So what's really in your kebab?

Next time you're tucking into your chipper favourite, take a moment to note that it might not be exactly what you splashed the cash on. Here's what was really in the samples found to contain undeclared meat...

1. Kebab meat slices

Menu description: Lamb

True contents: Mostly chicken, a little bit of beef and no lamb



2. Doner kebab meat

Menu description: Lamb

True contents: Mostly chicken, a little bit of beef, no lamb



3. Kebab meat from a spit

Menu description: Lamb

True contents: Mostly chicken, a little bit of beef, lamb (less than 5pc)



4. Doner kebab meat

Menu description: Lamb

True contents: Mostly chicken, a little bit of beef, lamb (less than 5pc)



5. Lamb kebab

Menu description: Lamb

True contents: Mostly chicken, a little bit of beef, lamb (less than 5pc)



6. Lamb Kebab

Menu description: Lamb

True contents: Mostly chicken, a little bit of beef, no lamb



7. Raw minced lamb for lamb skewers

Menu description: Lamb

True contents: Mainly beef, a little bit of lamb

- See more at: http://www.independent.ie/life/food-drink/food-news/no-horse-but-its-not-lamb-either-whats-really-in-your-donner-kebab-30457005.html#sthash.4tTJDqpr.dpuf

Sulla Felix

Dunno, I don't think I've ever seen "lamb" on the menu, usually just "doner kebab" which just means turned meat in Turckish.

Anyway, Iskanders, Dame St, charcoal chicken shish meal, you won't want another doner after that.

kowloon

Iskanders and Zaytoon use 100% lamb, the difference is very noticeable.

JDOC1996

At least it's not horse, eh?

0ph0rce0

Sulla Felix wrote: »

Dunno, I don't think I've ever seen "lamb" on the menu, usually just "doner kebab" which just means turned meat in Turckish.

Anyway, Iskanders, Dame St, charcoal chicken shish meal, you won't want another doner after that.

Just like KFC so, I'm pretty sure the only thing that says chicken on the Menu is Popcorn Chicken.

Apparently they cant call anything chicken because there all deformed.

I thought it was bollox but then i went in and looked at the menu and not a mention of chicken anywhere except for the popcorn bad boys.

0ph0rce0

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

Just like KFC so, I'm pretty sure the only thing that says chicken on the Menu is Popcorn Chicken.

Apparently they cant call anything chicken because there all deformed.

I thought it was bollox but then i went in and looked at the menu and not a mention of chicken anywhere except for the popcorn bad boys.

And like - the name of the shop and stuff

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller

I doner if I should believe this or not.

0ph0rce0

Deleted User wrote: »

And like - the name of the shop and stuff

KFC its called - Its Not Kentucky Fried Chicken Anymore

0ph0rce0

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

KFC its called - Its Not Kentucky Fried Chicken Anymore

Um...

http://www.kfc.co.uk/dontworryeathappy/c-is-for-chicken

sabat

Rule no.1 of kebab shops is always get the shish...

0ph0rce0

Deleted User wrote: »

Um...

http://www.kfc.co.uk/dontworryeathappy/c-is-for-chicken

Haha i seeeeeee

Still think its weird there's not a mention of chicken on the menu.

i don't mind i still eat it, delish

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller

In fairness, the 'lamb' on the meat spit never even looks like it's lamb, it's almost always anemic and grey looking.

With one exception: Zaytoon. Their doner spit looks, and tastes, like lamb.

Edit: I am in no way whatsoever affiliated with Zaytoon. Although, it is true that I do own shares in the company.

The Backwards Man

sabat wrote: »

Rule no.1 of kebab shops is always get the shish...

. . .out of there before you really do get the shish

Ould Mr Brennan

Still delish

0ph0rce0

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

Haha i seeeeeee

Still think its weird there's not a mention of chicken on the menu.

i don't mind i still eat it, delish

It's everywhere, just not in the actual names but that's probably because of the fact it's a chicken "restaurant" :P

http://www.kfc.co.uk/our-food/salads

http://www.kfc.co.uk/our-food/meals/boneless-dips-meal

http://www.kfc.co.uk/our-food/meals/fillet-tower-burger-meal

http://www.kfc.co.uk/our-food/meals/cajun-boxmaster

0ph0rce0

Ould Mr Brennan wrote: »

Still delish

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yes

http://images.dailystar-uk.co.uk/dynamic/1/photos/71000/47071.jpg

jimgoose

Technically what you've got there is "Animal 57".

http://reservamoral3.blogspot.co.uk/2007/09/animal-57-kfcs-non-chicken.html

0ph0rce0

Deleted User wrote: »

It's everywhere, just not in the actual names but that's probably because of the fact it's a chicken "restaurant" :P

http://www.kfc.co.uk/our-food/salads

http://www.kfc.co.uk/our-food/meals/boneless-dips-meal

http://www.kfc.co.uk/our-food/meals/fillet-tower-burger-meal

http://www.kfc.co.uk/our-food/meals/cajun-boxmaster

Hahahaha Makes sense really, Why advertise chicken when all they pretty much serve is chicken Common sense

Davarus Walrus

The only time most people have a kebab is when they are cross-eyed from drink. It could be slices of old donkey and people would still eat them. Well the half that doesn't end all over your clothes.

Mint Sauce

JDOC1996 wrote: »

At least it's not horse, eh?

At 3am I wouldn't care.

0ph0rce0

jimgoose wrote: »

Technically what you've got there is "Animal 57".

http://reservamoral3.blogspot.co.uk/2007/09/animal-57-kfcs-non-chicken.html

So i wasn't completely crazy

0ph0rce0

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

So i wasn't completely crazy

Well you were a bit crazy to believe it without even checking it out!

jimgoose

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

So i wasn't completely crazy

I'd say you're probably crazy alright. That thing you posted looks like a skinned whale's mickey. :pac::pac::pac:

0ph0rce0

jimgoose wrote: »

I'd say you're probably crazy alright. That thing you posted looks like a skinned whale's mickey. :pac::pac::pac:

Ahhh the perfect meal after a night out, Whale Bollock

lertsnim

Chicken kebabs FTW

I'm hungry now >.<

jimgoose

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

Ahhh the perfect meal after a night out, Whale Bollock

Mmm. Death Metal band, I believe.

jimgoose

Deleted User wrote: »

I'm hungry now >.<

I only hope the lunatics from the Trivial Annoyance thread don't see this! :pac:

Caliden

Sulla Felix wrote: »

Dunno, I don't think I've ever seen "lamb" on the menu, usually just "doner kebab" which just means turned meat in Turckish.

Anyway, Iskanders, Dame St, charcoal chicken shish meal, you won't want another doner after that.

Chicken shish and not chicken doner are definitely the way to go.

The kebab house on dominick street is Galway do a good shish. Takes a while as it has to be cooked from the fridge.

catallus

Kebabs are good for the belly.

Get in my belly, kebabs.

parttime

sabat wrote: »

Rule no.1 of kebab shops is always get the shish...

Agreed. Can't really fake that. I know what lamb tastes like.

paulbok

jimgoose wrote: »

I'd say you're probably crazy alright. That thing you posted looks like a skinned whale's mickey. :pac::pac::pac:

And that is caught using a team of 4 skin divers

vicwatson

This is going to be discussed on Matt Cooper Show today

kowloon

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller wrote: »

In fairness, the 'lamb' on the meat spit never even looks like it's lamb, it's almost always anemic and grey looking.

With one exception: Zaytoon. Their doner spit looks, and tastes, like lamb.

Edit: I am in no way whatsoever affiliated with Zaytoon. Although, it is true that I do own shares in the company.

Dividends paid in kebabs.

neamhspleachi

You really haven't experienced a kebab until you've tried a camel kebab from the Djamaa El Fna Square in Marrakech.

The meat is slowly cooked in the fat from the camel's hump, a taste that is truly sublime.

kowloon

I've tried kebabs in a few countries, including Turkey, and they vary wildly. I had one in from a Turkish stall in a market that was supposed to be the best Vienna had to offer and it was ropey as fcuk. Had one in Tunisia that was far more dodgy than beef masquerading as lamb. Camel kebab I probably haven't had, but I can't be sure.

rubadub

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

Apparently they cant call anything chicken because there all deformed..

off to snopes with you
http://www.snopes.com/food/tainted/kfc.asp

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

Still think its weird there's not a mention of chicken on the menu.

simlarly Shanahans menu does not mention "cow" on it. Christ knows what animal they are making these filet steaks from!

http://shanahans.ie/menu.html

thelad95

Was anyone actually under the impression it was lamb?

Amirani

Why don't they name the restaurants?

mad muffin

Deleted User wrote: »

Um...

http://www.kfc.co.uk/dontworryeathappy/c-is-for-chicken

Yay, our chickens are real and healthy… UNTIL THE DAY THEY DIE!!!!

MUAHAHAAHAAA!!! :pac:

shruikan2553

Take away tomorrow night it seems. Off to find who does decent kebabs and chips now.

Custardpi

Diego Simeone wrote: »

Why don't they name the restaurants?

Yeah, seems really strange. Tars all restaurants serving kebab with the same brush. It's possible that the honest ones will suffer a loss of custom as a result. If they have documentary evidence of their claims why not name & shame so consumers can make an informed choice?

Sulla Felix

Custardpi wrote: »

Yeah, seems really strange. Tars all restaurants serving kebab with the same brush. It's possible that the honest ones will suffer a loss of custom as a result. If they have documentary evidence of their claims why not name & shame so consumers can make an informed choice?

Less outrage = less newspapers sold. If the headline was "specific kebabhouse A has chicken instead of lamb in kebab" a subset of kebab eaters are going to shrug their shoulders and say "never been there, me no care".

Also could be legal reasons. Afaik samples taken for official testing are labelled, signed for etc etc etc. The indo probably just mailed off the scraps left over from someones lunch. :pac:

Custardpi

The study was done by the FSAI, not the Indo. If you go to the FSAI you'll find a statement, of which the Indo "article" is basically a ctrl + c, ctrl + v job.

Sulla Felix

Custardpi wrote: »

The study was done by the FSAI, not the Indo. If you go to the FSAI you'll find a statement, of which the Indo "article" is basically a ctrl + c, ctrl + v job.

That's what I get for not reading the article.

rubadub

Here is the fsai page.

http://www.fsai.ie/news_centre/press_releases/EU_horsemeat_testing_24072014.html
In the case of the doner kebabs it is also stating that the menu claimed it was lamb. This would rule out most chippers I have been in, don't think abras do this either, I think some more authentic places do but expect some don't.

glynf

Mystery meat from a spinning stick is never going to be legit.

Round and round and round it goes, where it comes from nobody knows...

Arthur Beesley

Sulla Felix wrote: »

Dunno, I don't think I've ever seen "lamb" on the menu, usually just "doner kebab" which just means turned meat in Turckish.

Anyway, Iskanders, Dame St, charcoal chicken shish meal, you won't want another doner after that.

That bad?

Maximus Alexander

Deleted User wrote: »

It's everywhere, just not in the actual names but that's probably because of the fact it's a chicken "restaurant" :P

http://www.kfc.co.uk/our-food/salads

http://www.kfc.co.uk/our-food/meals/boneless-dips-meal

http://www.kfc.co.uk/our-food/meals/fillet-tower-burger-meal

http://www.kfc.co.uk/our-food/meals/cajun-boxmaster

It's also pretty blatantly chicken if you to something mad like... take a bite out of it.

Custardpi

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

It's also pretty blatantly chicken if you to something mad like... take a bite out of it.

Yeah but plenty of other meats "taste like chicken". Snail tastes like chicken, rabbit tastes like chicken, crocodile tastes like chicken, probably plenty of other things too. The fact that something tastes vaguely like a previous taste memory associated with chicken is no indication that it actually is.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

I've never had a kebab in my life, am I missing out