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  • The man who invented the doner kebab has died ["donairs .... mmmmmm .... ]

    01/20/2009 5:55:38 AM PST · by canuck_conservative · 29 replies · 1,288+ views
    Telegraph [London] ^ | Tuesday, January 20, 2009 | Staff
    Mahmut Aygun, was suffering from cancer and died in Berlin at the age of 87. Known as the "kebab king" he was born in Turkey and moved to Germany at the age of 16 to open a snack stall. He invented the doner kebab nearly 40 years ago. Kebab meat, consisiting of roast lamb and spices, had traditionally been served with rice but in a moment of inspiration Mr Aygun saw that the future lay in putting the meat inside a pitta bread. That allowed customers who had been drinking to wander off into the night with their food and...