Q 01/05

Tradition says shish kebab was invented by medieval soldiers who grilled meat over open fires on what?

A) Their swords

B) Their shields

C) Their spears

D) Their helmets

Answer · why

A) Their swords

Their swords doubled as skewers, the story goes: şiş is the Turkish word for both. In Turkey the vegetables are usually grilled on a separate skewer f...

Q 02/05

Döner kebap, the Turkish name behind the doner kebab, literally describes which kind of roast?

A) Layered

B) Rotating

C) Smoked

D) Standing

Answer · why

B) Rotating

Rotating roast is the literal meaning: döner comes from dönmek, the Turkish verb for turning. The stacked meat revolves beside the heat while the cook...

Q 03/05

In which German city did Turkish guest workers popularise the doner kebab sandwich in the early 1970s?

A) Hamburg

B) Cologne

C) Berlin

D) Munich

Answer · why

C) Berlin

Berlin is where the doner sandwich took shape, sold in big portions at low prices. A 2007 survey found that many people consider it the city's most ch...

Q 04/05

Canada's donair, a doner kebab spin-off made with spiced ground beef, comes with a sweet sauce based on what?

A) Maple syrup

B) Cranberry jelly

C) Sour cream

D) Condensed milk

Answer · why

D) Condensed milk

Condensed milk, mixed with vinegar, sugar and garlic, makes donair sauce. Greek immigrant Peter Gamoulakos devised it in 1972 after his original Greek...

Q 05/05

Kapsalon, the Dutch dish of fries topped with kebab meat and Gouda, is named after which kind of business?

A) A bike shop

B) A hair salon

C) A car wash

D) A night club

Answer · why

B) A hair salon

A hair salon is what kapsalon means in Dutch. The dish is credited to Rotterdam hairdresser Nathaniel Gomes, who asked his local kebab shop to make it...