Gyros

The Place to be!

Even the really bad photos taken at Cross Crossing could not put a damper on our Sunday evening experience. These people had such a wide variety of delicacies to choose from,  gyros, burgers, fried chicken and chips, hot dogs, buffalo wings, garlic wings, corn soup, bake and shark, barbecue pigtail and many other combinations of fish, lamb, chicken and pork. 

GYROS! Today’s outdoor/street dining experience!

The Gyro sandwich is an almost new crave in street food offers. This delectable meal of meat, fresh salad (lettuce, tomatoes and onion) and a tzatziki sauce rolled in a pita bread, is making its mark and claiming rights amongst the other culinary delights offered on the street of Trinidad.

 “Gyro” is a Greek word; however the sandwich did not originate in Greece but Turkey. It is said to be a spin off from the Turkish Doner Kebab. A similar sandwich known as “shawarma” is found in the Middle East.

The whiff of meat roasting on a vertical spit with fire blazing as it turns, stimulates the senses. You can choose a variety of meats - chicken, beef or lamb - to have the it made to you desire. There is also a shrimp gyro but it is pricier than the meats.  

A pleasant cloudless evening with great company, people moving from stall to stall enquiring of the menus so that they can place their orders. The aroma tantalising the tastebuds, whetting the appetite, compelling you to partake of the scrumptious offerings of our multicultural cuisine.

See photos here

This wonderful addition to our already dynamic range of food, is blending itself nicely into our food culture and cementing its taste and cuisine into our diet and lifestyle. It has been acculturated to the geographical and demographical location in which it is being served.
Many variants can be found around the world especially in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Hungry, Iran, Mexico, The Middle East, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. In Trinidad, you can find a gyro in many hole-in-the-wall type outlets, food vans on the streets. street kiosks or stalls, as well as established mall outlets

Are you interested in making a gyro at home?  Then click here to find a recipe for;

PitaBread

Meat and Tzatziki Sauce

Try a Gyro, it is delicious and satisfying!

Stay for my next blog on ‘Eating on the Streets”

Introduction

My country, this lovely land called Trinidad and Tobago has many different cuisines that blessed our  shores (some foods came with the people and some evolved).  As indigenous as our people, so to, are our foods, I take to the streets to highlight the foods from the many groups that are now part of this melting pot called T&T.

Many foods can be found on the streets, making it convenient and affordable to foreign and local tourists.  If you want to really know about the variety of Street food  and how they have woven their way into the lifestyle of many, then take a walk with me on the streets and let's savour the real taste of T&T. Why not have fun exploring? Make it a family outing, visit different places and taste the treats. After all, you only live once.....

Join me as we travel to different places in Trinidad and Tobago  - Eating and Drinking on the Streets.