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Hamburger is the pinnacle of human food, the zenith of an unguided evolutionary process. The taste which appeals to everyone from children and childish picky eaters to people who have personal chefs all around the globe, the way how it slots into logistics and economics to make it ubiquitous and cheap rivalled only by instant ramen, but with actual protein and with no need for utensils or even for sitting down to consume.
Germanic-associated street food must be the secret. I agree in general with your high esteem of the German-American burger. But perhaps the collision of the Ottomans and Gerries presents a challenger in the döner sandwich.
Kebab slices stuffed inside a pita cut open on one side with sauces and a healthier mix of raw vegetables — now the go-to snack for urban krauts headed to a soccer game or stumbling home from the bar — didn’t take its current form until the 1970s in (West) Berlin. One to watch in terms of growth. And I’m personally happy to have seen a döner stand open in my metro area here in the States.
The German-Ottomans cuisine collision shows signs of convergent evolution with Mexican cuisine. Most Döner Kebab places now sell more "Dürüm" than traditional pita-based Döners. And a Dürüm is basically just a Döner-Burrito.
Dürüms have better filling-to-bread ratios than Döners, are even easier to eat than their pita ancestors, and (probably an artifact of German Döner culture) are a bit larger than a Döner and thus closer in calories to a full meal.
In my book, it's a strict improvement on the concept of Kebab sandwiches.
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