Perfect Homemade Gyros Completely From Scratch
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2024
- We're taking this serious.. homemade pita, homemade gyro meat on a real gyro spindle roaster, and of course the greatest tzatziki to live. You can do it all and we're going to make that possible for you.
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“If you don’t have a rotisserie...”
Bro my card got declined on a bag of taki’s
Bro are you ok？？？
how can you not have a rotisseire... tsk tsk tsk.
Let's start a gofundme so this man can afford his takis and a rotisserie
@@fakenews938 I agree
lmaoooo
Tzatziki tip from a Greek: Grate the cucumber in the big cheese grater and then squeeze all the liquid out. LITERALLY GAME CHANGING! In Greece we never cut the cucumber, we only grate it. Plus we use vinegar instead of lemon ☺️
Make babaghanoush!
I was a little upset he didn't grate and squeeze. But thanks for the vinegar tip! Noted!
Finally! Someone spoke the truth
Yes! That's how we make it!
White vineger or another?
Tips from a Greek 🇬🇷: if you are using the rotisserie that Joshua used to rotate the gyros put a whole tomato 🍅 on top!! We do that in Greece and literally adds a lot to the flavour of gyros!! Also you can grate the cucumber strain it and put it in the tzatziki . Last the pita bread is thinner and bigger here in Greece so try to make it thinner but not too thin !!
Seen a few people in the comments who say he made cyprian pita bread instead of greek. Where you're meant to cut open and use the pita as a pocket with what Josh made
That's so interesting, when making tacos al pastor in Mexico we use a rotisserie like that and put a pinneaple on top.
@@shardj5151 That pita he made is basically the same stuff as "somun" we make in Serbia, and it is meant to be cut open and, well, we put a serbian style of burgers (pljeskavica) there (or, basically, anything else from the bbq).
@@Lennyman That's the same principle, I guess.
Sounds great!. I'll try it tomorrow.
As a greek, I can say that this man has put more effort into this souvlaki than most Greek gyros places
exactly
Isnt souvlaki meat on a stick?
@@thepunisher3160yeah, what he is refering to is souvla which is just meat on a spit, souvlaki is the mini kabab type version. most of the greek gyros places ive been to use souvlaki instead of a shawarma type cook but regardless this is a great video
@zorba noodle in athens, people call "gyros" a souvlaki, its just an area thing
@@ThyMonstiur ah gotcha, whatever its called it tastes great!
“I love your pita” “Thanks! It has pockets!”
GIRLS DO BE LIKE
Nearly spit out my wine. Lmao 😂
Love this 😂😂😂
Lmaooo
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I like how Josh makes cheap and tasty meals using kitchen equipment his viewerbase will never own.
You can cook the meat in a pan tastes the exact same
A rottiserie you can buy for as cheap as 40$
Biggest downside to the channel. A cold smoker for stir fry? Come on, man.
It isn't Josh's fault you're a bum..🤷🏻♂️
Stick to frozen meals bum..
Man this video is so well put together and the gyro looks delicious. Instant subscribe!!!👍🏽
These are so good. I made them and I had to rest after a bite because it was astonishingly good. Awesome work Josh!
Tzatziki tip: Scrape out the watery core of the cucumber and discard. Grate the cucumber with the big holes on your grater, salt the grated cucumber and let it sit for like 5 minutes. Squeeze excess water from the cucumber. Tastes much better than just cubing the cucumber.
just grate it , i dont recomend squeezing it as you lose a lot of liquid/some flavor if you can fing high quality yoghurt though as it wont get runny , in other case you can squeeze it
@@stergiosdardas7235 no he is correct the water you lose is just that water there is no flavor loss but josh uses English cucumber no seeds core so very little water
@@jamesdizzle420 I dont know if it depends on the specific cucumber variety but for the ones that I use it does take away flavor and texture.
You should let the cucumber sit for a minute combined with white vinegar. And drain it after. Makes a big different
I generally see 3 varieties of cucumber, standard thick skin, fat and watery core cucumbers, hothouse "English" cucumbers are long, thin skinned and usually sold wrapped in plastic, and miniature Persian cucumbers. even if an English cucumber isn't as watery as standard, it still seems like a good idea to salt the cuke before mixing it in. soaking an English cucumber in vinegar might flavor it, but i don't think vinegar will remove the water from a standard cuke like salt and 15 minutes will. so either grating it or using cheesecloth would work, also cheesecloth can be used if you have standard yogurt instead of strained yogurt (basically any ethnicity of yogurt that isn't French, but Greek has gone mainstream so you gotta make sure it's actually strained instead of just thickened with starch)
I’m jealous of your cameraman ,as he gets to eat what you cook .
Videographer
@@WOEEW r/ wooosh
@@tailorednest4829 r/kidsyoutube*
what im tryna say is u can post on bboth sub reddits
Same here, droooolll
They look fantastic. As a chef of 30 years, who's been Executive Chef in a Greek restaurant, and my sister is a chef owner of a restaurant bar, Skopelos Greece. I'd say they'd say this looks fantastic. The only thing I'd change. More vinegar in the meat marinade, with both Rosemary and Oregano. The yogurt they hang in a cheese cloth for a few days to make it less watery. They lightly peel them, core them, then grate them, followed by squeezing the water from them before mixing them to the yogurt.
Apart from those mistakes. I'd say it looks fantastic. He could easily open an upper class fast food with them looking like that. Great job.
Oh. I need to do a Google search on that Shawarma. It looks cool. I hope they paid him to endorse it. As he did it justice.
I love what you did with both the pita and the meat! Most places here in Greece don't take care of their gyro s meat half the way you did...I mean your version of gyros is so high quality that I could even consider it a gourmet version of gyros!
Those pita breads Are gorgeous. As a retail bakery manager for the past 20 years, I am more than happy to give customers frozen Kaiser rolls in raw form To make pita bread at home the same way. So stop by your local supermarket bakery and ask. They should be able to help
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@@randomjapsi I'm the dude, playin' the dude, dressed up as another dude!
Papa's Greek pronunciation was spot on! Love how he seeks out authentic recipes and uses metric.
A couple small tips from a Greek. Pita is usually a lot thinner and usually they spread tzatziki on the pita before the gyros. Also cucumber is grated and then sqeezed and vinegar is used instead of lemon. Also tzatziki usually contains healthy amount of garlic.
Tried both today. Soooo yummy!! Thanks a lot ♥
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I love how Joshua just suddenly has an accent for like three seconds out of nowhere lol
As a Greek man, I am SOOOOOO happy that you pronounced gyro and tzatziki properly lol
I’ll forever pronounce it Jyro
The pork though...
it’s like when people say ‘Haloomi’ drives me fucking nuts
@@242sighting what's wrong with the pork ?
@@heathers528 usually made with lamb. I've never heard of gyros made with pork.
I just made the pitas and the recipe worked amazing! Thanks.
I did this but used an eye round on my grills rotisserie thing. Turned out really good!
I see Josh is flexing on Arby’s gyros without mentioning them. I like it.
*But Better theme intensifies*
what’s arbys
@@rushpotts5991 look up “We have the Meats”. It’s an American restaurant that specializes mainly in roast beef sandwiches here in America. Lots of seasonal items with gyros being one of them. The only things I like there is the Brown Sugar BLT sandwiches but they’re way too pricey and I can just make them at home.
@@rxanime535 ☠️
the gyro isn't an Arby's creation, its Greek fast food and became popular at Greek ran diners or pizzerias in the US way before Arby's started selling crappy knock offs
The kind of pita you made was a middle eastern style pita that has a pocket. Greek/Mediterranean pitas are generally thinner and so when they cook they don't puff up as much resulting in no pocket, hence why Gyros are traditionally placed on top and folded like a taco.
Stole my words
Middle eastern pita bread (in syria and lebanon ) do have a pocket, but they are way thinner, that's why stuffing it would'nt work. They can be opened resulting in two thin layers of bread .. his pita is more like egyptian / palestinian pita bread to me, and I imagine would work better stuffed than wraped like a taco ..
@@ayhmherh1809 agreed!
But nobody is putting pork in this type of bread, cmon now
It was a Cypriot Pita he made … not all Greek pita are flat breads :p
Absolutely nailed the taziki sauce.... And coming from a Greek you did it perfectly wrap it like a taco 🌮 bravo 👏
I admire and am jealous how Josh can create his own recipes. I've been working in the kitchen for years and I do variations and make small changes to recipes I use but have no idea how to create my own recipes from scratch.
I used to feel the same but I believe it all starts with adjusting recipes and techniques that you’ve learned from someone or someplace. Every dish is inspired from another or a fusion of different things even different culture dishes. Over time, you become more comfortable with what flavors go well together and you start experimenting more. Then write down what works and tweak what doesn’t.
As an actual Greek person, even 1 minute in I am proud of your pronunciation 😌
Agreed agreed👏🏼
@Aphetalion 😂😂 ase mas re vlaka
I'm an Italian who knows the proper Greek pronunciations and loves Greek food. The way he said tzatziki was music to my ears.
Same and it all looks so good
It is jyro not yeeros
I feel like he has so much fun complementing his own work at the end of each vid
He really does, but it's fun to watch.
YES...I did learn so much! I love you last comments Josh. Only suggestions on your part, I wish people would just walk away with that and use what they need from your instructions. I learn so much from every video that you put out here and I have been an excellent cook and baker ( personally & professionally ) for decades now. A big Thank You for all of your hard work. Keep on keeping on!
Hey Josh! Big fan of your channel. Some "greek tips". Gyros is usually made with pork tenderloin but your version is great as well. Traditional tzatziki has yogurt, cucumber, olive oil and as much garlic you can handle. I don't mind the lemon zest and juice, it'll be tart and gorgeus, don't know about the herbs tho, I'll try it. Your pita looks amazing, way better than what you'll get served around here. Last but not least every gyros has french fries and depending on the location others use plain yogurt instead of tzatziki (yogurt and pork goes great as is) and occasionally paprika on top of the french fries, lettuce and mustard. It's usually wrapped like a big taco as mentioned but it can be served with various ways. Great video, have a nice day!
Ok as a Greek felt proud of what i saw. Tzatziki sauce was good enough but if you want you can make it simpler or traditional,
Just add the yogurt - dill - salt - 1tbsp apple/wine vinegar - 1 whole cucumber grated and wring it till dry - 3-4 cloves of grated garlic and here you are :D
Btw keep up the good work Joshua every video you made is beyond awesome
Καλά αλλάζει γενικά κι εμείς λεμόνι βάζουμε αλλά μέντα ναι πρώτη φορά το βλέπω.
@Jay Nds Stop having cultural complex, Gyros was made in Greece like forever also pita is greek also and Tzatziki. Stop trying to take something as your own when it's not
@Jay Nds I am Greek dumbass I know my culture and my foods feel sorry for you for having so much complex
@Jay Nds seems like you need to educate yourself and not believe whatever you read on Google
@Jay Nds You literally said that every food you saw in the video is not Greek but Turkish, because thats what you read from Google.....when its know from many years that Gyros is Greek and the way they were making him, also Tzatsiki....Maybe yogurt is Turkish too you never know.
I ain’t eaten a gyro in years but I weirdly have been craving this for all these years
i've never even had one and im already craving it
OH NOOOOOO!!! Most people agree that my vids are the worst on CZcams. I agree to disagree. Please agree to disagree with the haters, dear tom
just eat kebab?
Well it is a thing to crave for years :D
i eat gyros every other day and i still crave it all the time.. is truly a godlike food
I NEEDED THIS OMG! I've wanted to make Gyros for ages! Thank you so much!
Look up a diffrent recipe. There's no lamb in this...
@@Mybvllsyourchin No need. Pork is used VERY often in Greece.
This is the first time I've ever seen someone to react the same way I react in the kitchen when I make amazing food
As a greek I can assure you all that this is the best representation of gyros. Secondly finally a guy who pronounces gyros the sauce tzatziki correctly!! Well doneee!👌👌
Do you really not think he didn't look up how to properly pronounce it before he made the video?
Im a greek too. what do you get in your gyros whenever you go to a restaurant? I get skewered pork, fries, and tirokafteri.
@@the.goat.yannis sheeeeshh
@@teofendi1297 yes sir!!!!
@@MrZhisa Most times he does but he still mispronounces japanese words like katsu and panko all the time
Him: holding gyros like a taco
Greeks: *heavy breathing*
Omg! This looks amazing! Also I love your editing style!
This is one of the most entertaining videos I’ve seen in a while!!!! Love the edits and the commentary! Instant subscribe 😭
Update: I watched this video for the second time in two months and equally entertained 😅. I wanna gyro now
I grew up on these, typically made of Lamb/beef/chicken but that Pork belly and shoulder combo looks freaking amazing. I need it.
Hello
yeah i was hoping to see him make it with lamb, Papa let me down 😢
greeks never use lamb, maybe its a turkish thing
Nothing can beat the street one, made by the fat man calling you "What will it be, boss", though.
@@konkar100 exactly. Though we do use chicken it's just not as popular as pork
I’m greek and let me tell you that this is the way to do it, it looks delicious! Maybe you could make the pita a little bigger and add fried potatoes to make it even batter
*better
French fries with paprika powder*
So you're greek and you think this is a proper tzatziki?
@The Count eisai malakas
@@elenachatz amen sister
I baked the pitas from this recipe. They turned out exactly like the ones in the video. 10/10 would recommend.
Yum yum yum delicious 🤤 I like your attention to detail 🙏🏻
Im geek, you cant IMAGINE how happy i was when he pronounced gyros correctly and him saying tzatziki correctly just made it better. Joshua you just made my day :)
So true ; )
Haha! Geek!
@Πλουμη Ορφανου that's how you pronounce it? Wow... Btw in my country (mostly Turkish ppl) stuffs the pocket of the pita with the things :)
@The Count pay yours first!
As a greek, seeing someone from the us make ACTUAL real looking gyros makes me wanna cry, thank you lord joshua
Yeah but the saddest part is that you should cut a small hole in the pita and put the shawarma inside and not outside of the pita like he did
This is why he’s called Papa.
@@free_palestine792 actually no we don't cut holes in our pitas here in Greece we wrap the ingredients with pita
But isnt gyro meat made with lamb and beef? Or even chicken? Why is he using pork?
@@whiskers97 we usually eat pork or chicken gyro in Greece
I swear to god the editing is top notch! Its funny and inviting its …. You just want to join these guys and cook awesome things as homies.
Made this today, it slaps so hard. Well worth it. I doubled the amount of Naan and this fed 6 people very well. Thx
josh: if you wanna tell somebody else how to live their life, maybe you should reanalyze where you are~ ♡
also josh: *will publicly shame you if you don't make your own bread*
AT LAST!! Finally a non-Greek person that pronounces AND makes gyros properly!! Way to go, Joshua mah maaan, your σουβλάκι looks delish! Greetings from Greece 😁
I wouldnt say thats a good way to make gyros but whatever
@@adeallapashtica9003 actually this is the way they do it everywhere they sell souvlaki. But the truth is they get it frozen and they don't make it themselves.
@@hermione2067 way of makings correct but like i just doesnt look the same lmfao. You know they are much thinner and with chips 😂😂
@@adeallapashtica9003 for an American gyro, it's very good. I once saw a guy on youtube make "gyro" with lamb minced meat
@@2002alexandros bruh thats just sad - when josh made shepherds pie it annoyed me as he made cottage pie as he used beef like
Anyone who wants a super quick n easy dough that’s also awesome for this. Mix flour and Greek yogurt (50/50) with a tea spoon of baking powder. Mix, roll into ball. Let rest for 15 mins then roll out what ever size wraps you want and throw em in a dry hot pan and you got some peng fans or ovenless naan kinda style wrap/bread
You seriously have the best most relatable cooking videos and the BEST B ROOOOLLLLL❤
As a Greek I must complement you on your excellent pronunciation of gyros. I will surely use this recipe this Easter with my family, thank you
Δεν θα κάνεις αρνί;
@@user-vy5if4pu2j ΧΑΧΑΧΑΧΑΧΑΧΑΧΑ ΘΕΟΣ
You don't know how perfectly timed this is. I had this every Ramadan up until last year. And this year I couldn't find it anywhere anymore.
Time to slap some dough.
In Greece they add fries in the Gyros, I've been there and they're the best thing I've ever tasted, good job Josh
I think that of every thing Josh has made, this looks the most delicious. Just put this in my mouth and let me die now.
I have a theory that what josh makes in his videos are his actual meals for the day and just documents himself making them from scratch to flex on us
If that is the meal of the day, it's not just a flex on us, it's a gosh darn it not only the he make look super tasty, he also gets to eat more of it
Hey papa, would we ever get a series “but quicker” where you make things that normally take ages to make but in like 30 mins. It’s exam season and I want to eat well but time is of the essence
Shit man you reminded me its exam season. I was trying not to remember!!!!! I'm not about my English classes essay cause it's bullshiiiiit
Ismael I find Kenji's late night cooking videos to be very helpful because there are no cuts and the videos are short and none of the dishes are expensive or high effort
wait- i saw your comment on one of papa's vids
This would be the thing that takes me from lurker to cook!
Favorite cooking channel right now, hands down
*the temptation i have to send this to my greek best friend/crush is unexplainable*
OMG I AM FROM GREECE AND I FINALLY HEARD SOMEONE WHO DOESNT KNOW GREEK SAY GYROS CORRECTLY. U ARE THE BEST
+ he didn't use lamb, I'm so happy
Also josh, something people use a lot in lebanon is Sumac, try “pickling” the sliced onions with it. No salt no sugar. The sumac has enough acid in it to basically cure or pickle it itself.... makes it absolutely delicious
That's what I do and it's so good!
What part of the sumac? I have sumac trees growing in my yard in Michigan. If it's the same thing you're talking about.
As a Greek Josh did a very good job with everything. There are still some little details that could have made his gyros better but it doesn't matter that much. As for the tzatsiki well its pronounced more like jajiki, like when you say Josh or James or Jason or blablabla and in Greece we call gyros the meat, not the whole thing, the whole thing is called suvlaki so when and if you come to Greece and ask for this you will say "can i have a suvlaki with gyros and jajiki (or sauce i like it with sauce in it much more than jajiki but its your choice) and tomatos and onions" (you could ask for some fried potatoes in it its much better in my opinion but it is optional)". You will not say can i have a gyros, if you say that they will bring you just the meat with nothing else most likely. Just wanted to correct some things but still Josh did a very good job making a suvlaki and another small little detail in Greece the pitas are a bit bigger and we don't put gyros and tomatos ext. inside the pita, we put it as joshua did and as i said before he did a very good job making the suvlaki. Have a nice day! (or night, whatever) 😂
Thank you Joshua
You did us Greeks proud! I’m from New York and I have yet to find a souvlaki that even compares to a real Greek one.
Είσαι από New York. Ποιός ξέρει τί έχουν δει τα μάτια σου εκεί; Οπότε λογικό να σε έκανε περήφανο αλλά γενικά είναι meh
i’m greek too but i live in the uk. even worse here.
My favorite souvlaki is from Duzan in Astoria, Queens.
WHAT ABOUT TURKEY
@@1276magaki New York δεν είναι τόσο σπουδαίο. Απλός διαφορετικό από αλλά states και την Ελλάδα. Αλλά, σωστός είσαι ότι έχω δει κάτι πράγματα που δεν βλέπεις άλλου
Anyone else forget this guy exists for a few days but get excited cos you know when you remember him there's gonna be some fire content to watch
you're the best...........the humor makes it even better
omg you are so funny and love the video keep them up cheers :) oh my who does smile faces anymore lol
Josh soon flexing on us by breeding his own animals. Harvesting his own tomatoes isn't enough flex.
Those pitas look amazing.
Two tips I learned from a Greek friend of mine regarding Tzatziki:
Grating the cucumber and then squeezing out the water improves the flavours of the Tzatziki a ton.
(the less water you have in your Tzatziki, the better).
And letting the Tzatziki rest a bit (~ 1 hour) in the fridge also improves the flavours.
10/10 advice here.
The pork looks divine, but I’ll admit it took me a while to wrap my brain around the meat not being lamb, or at least a lamb/beef mix. Courageous!
Είσαι ο καλύτερος 🤩
Γελούσα σε όλο το βίντεο 😂😂😭😭
as a Greek, thank you for the correct pronunciation!
side note, we almost always also put fries in gyro, so maybe you want to try it like that sometime!💙
knock off doner kebap lol
Came here to say that added fries are the best way!
Original doesn't have fries 😍
@@manbiteslife3110 it does mate it does:)
@@manbiteslife3110 well being a greek in greece, I’m pretty sure I can tell what’s the original like
If we’re already on the topic of middle eastern foods, how about you make falafel next??
you do realise Greece is not in the middle east right
הופה I see we have an ישראלי בקהל
@@itamarmoalem748 חחח יש כמה ישראלים פה!
@@nikosl4749 it is a middle eastern country..
@@jonahs92 איפה אתם רואים שיש פה ישראלים 🤔
Dude…I came here for a serious recipe (pita..hummus is next..you see where I’m going with this) and what i get is a much needed laugh that I didn’t even know I needed…take a bow🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yesssss he said it right im so proud
One day Josh will assembe the oven in a "From Scratch" video!
IKEA oven?
@@rlwalker2 If theydo ovens, why not xD
I'm Greek i eat Gyros every other day but seeing you making it still is a mouthwatering experience 🤤
Wow that looks GREAT. 👍
The way you sing TZATZIKIII man..😂😂😂😂💜
Μάλλον ο Josh έδωσε τα 15€ στον φουντουλη και αγόρασε την μηχανή του γύρου 😂
αχαχαχαχαχαχχαααχ εκλαψα μαλακα
Χαχαχχαχχααχαα
Ότι καλύτερο
Ενα τρελο τρελο crossover. Πληρωνα για να το δω.
I am Greek, and I appreciate your gyros pronunciation
Greece better pay it's debt rather then thinking about Gyros😹😹😹
haha true, dont forget tzatziki too
@@memzironic tf u on about?? mind your damm business
το ειπε τελεια ο κερατας
@@memzironic how are we gonna do that without selling gyros to tourists?
Absolutely love the hilarious videos
That looked amazing!
Also to validate your choice of wrapping it like a taco; there is a family owned, authentic greek restaurant in my city that makes the best goddam gyros in maybe all of germany and this is precisely how they do it as well. Makes it an absolute mess to eat but the Pita stays so nice and fluffy.
Maybe it’s the Armenian/Turk in me, but I always eat lamb in my gyros. Family chained restaurant I ate in Laval called “Marathon Souvlaki” growing up was Greek owned off the boat and that’s what I ate daily. Chicken is good and pork is too, but lamb hits different for me.
Lamb is always my preference for spit roasted meats - for gyro, shawarma, etc. Lamb is besssssst. Ive never liked beef gyro for some reason... But i do at times enjoy chicken gyro... But im very mixed on chicken shawarma
American-style gyro is almost always beef, but Greek gyro comes only in two varieties: pork and chicken. That being said, you're welcome not to prefer the authentic version.
@@karlpoppins I didn't know, I was on Kos in 2019 and the place we ate (most often) had chicken and lamp as options (but Turkey is just a boat ride away so that might have something to do with it). I should definitely try it with pork when I can go back.
@@TolaAlfrunKikula I would highly recommend it. It's the default option, and in fact I had never heard of a Greek gyro joint serving lamb gyro before you mentioned it.
Fax, it’s just the right thing to do tbh
As a person who grew up in middle east... I'm getting cultural shocked that you roll it like tacos...
And I'm already not saying a thing about “why are you making shwarma with pork” because I absolutely know what is gyros 🤣
To be clear, is it still considered gyro like this with pork? I was under the impression that gyro was lamb or lamb and beef only and that meat like this is shwarma. I just want to understand your comment.
@@davidrosaschi342 Shwarma is Arabic, and you'll very rarely see pork in Arabic food for obvious reasons. Pork is used for gyros sometimes, but less often than lamb or chicken, at least in the states (I think in Greece pork gyro is much more common). The other thing is tzatziki; tzatziki is a Greek sauce. If you see tzatziki, it's probably gyro, and if you see tahini, it's probably shwarma. Both come from the Turkish doner kebab though, so there are definitely some similarities. But, yeah, gyro is a Greek food, shwarma is an Arabic food.
Edit: oh, also, gyros tend to be principally flavored with herbs, and shwarma with spices, but of course both of them will use both.
@@davidrosaschi342 Pork gyros is one of if not the most common type of gyros eaten in Greece
@@hihey229 I did not know that thanks
@@zaynelumpkin huh I never really thought about that. My mother's family is Lebanese but has been in the states so long that they have lost most of the recipes to make stuff, so my experience has mostly been with restaurants. It always seemed like ground lamb donner kebab style is what is usually called gyro, although I have also seen ground chicken formed the same way.
Shawarma to me has almost always been chicken that looks more like what he cooked, where it was seasoned chunks slow roasted then carved off so you could still see the muscle fibers and get that texture.
Honestly this is the first time I have ever seen pork at all served in this style. Thats why I was so confused as the spices said shawarma to me, but he called it gyro.
Since this is mostly spices and not herbs, doesn't that mean this is closer to shawarma in flavor, but served with tzatziki?
I am confused as to what the defining characteristic of gyro vs shawarma is. Is it the meat choice? The preparation method (ground vs chunks)? The spices vs herbs for seasoning? The sauce it is served with?
This guy! Just amazing!
When make ours we alternate layers of seasoned fat ground meat with layers of sliced joints of meat, we find this helps use get a more even chub diameter with the base plate, the extra fat works well to. Rather than a regular pita we make the Turkish donner bread a Pide, cut into quarters and stuff like they do in Berlin donners or just use wraps/tortilla if feel lazy. We found using an electric carving knife for slicing the gyro meat to be the best and easy way to shave the chub, best way we have found to use a rather iffy christmas gift. The Prymat guro/donner premade seasoning is pretty good and the closest we have found to the gyro/donner take aways we have found sofar. Take care, God bless one and all.
I am sure it is delicious, would smash 💯!
HOWEVER as a Greek living in Greece I have to mention some things as an fyi:
1) in Greece we do not use the puffy pita bread, but a wider flat version that closes almost like a tortilla. The one Joshua makes looks like what we call cypriot pita (some places offer it as an alternative however). Just as delicious but usually it is opened from one side and the ingredients go inside like stuffing
2) we do not add mint in the tzatziki or on top either (I'm not aware of any region of Greece that does this, but definitely would try)
3) it is not considered traditional but I'm sure it has been decades already that almost every single tavern/gyro place in Greece adds fries inside the pita by default.
That's all 😁
Well said!
Mint in tzatziki is generally something us cypriots do, and not even cypriot pita is that puffy althought they do look similar.
Yeah no cap, you spazzed on this one bro. That gyro deff made me feel some type of way..
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LMFAOO is this a good or a bad thing? 😭
that's a slur in the uk
Cringe
Except the fact that gyros are made with lamb and beef? Not pork
imagine having all this work for a meal. Pure madness!!
@josh
I've been a chef for 30 years. Executive Chef in a Greek restaurant in the past. My sister is a Chef owner in Skopelos, Greece. The greeks don't put the filling inside. They did it correct, putting it on top. I think it's more Turkish style cut a pocket. So, for anyone questioning how he did it. He was correct. It goes on top.
A couple of nuanced things to an otherwise dynamite take on gyro. Primarily it's that the pita bread in the video is more of the Arabic style, with the pocket. Greek pita bread normally resembles a thicc tortilla and is prepared the same way - on a hot surface and turned over (that's why you've always seen it wrapped like a taco). Others already mentioned this also, but lot of times they are indeed served with fries wrapped with the meat. Don't forget to finish with paprika!
Yeah the bread seemed like it was Khubz - Arabic Bread just a bit thicker.
@@mohammedmuneeb6888 no
I saw greeks saying how spot on it is, and im like "Why the bread so thick and where the fries at tho"
@@lolicafighter8124 yep the bread is to thick and it needs fries
@@lolicafighter8124 no greek person will say this is spot on? Please, the tzatziki is made wrong, the pita is wrong, there are no fries (pretty normal in greece, though ofc traditional gyros are mostly eaten without fries).
Josh - “That’s *disc* folks. Get your mind out of the gutter.”
Also Josh - “papa’s B I G R O D.”
I love this man.
"Get your mind out of the gutter! ... There is only enough space for one mind and mine is already in it!"
Me: *sees the title and inmediatly enters the video to do it at home
Josh: *Gets a fucking gyros machine*
Lamb always! But this looks so good and super authentic. My family approves🤣
I didn’t think I’d like something more than Josh’s random southern accent, but when that random British lad voice comes in it absolutely kills me
All he was missing was throwing in a Bruv or 2 lol
we need a rah and it's perfect
How much for you to be my personal chef?
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Nice idea but I will pay double what you pay him
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😆! That looks so damn good I can smell it through the screen!! Look Joshua you need to invite me and my hubby over for the next one!! I will go to where ever you are !!
You did good with onions in Greece they always leave it in water which makes it 100 times better
I made Gyros before in my mom's kitchen when I was visiting. We didn't have any special equiment so I skewered it on a roulade skewer and put it on a roasting dish (the ends of the skewers were on the rim and the meat dripped into the roasting dish) do the meat was as close to the heating elements as possible. I manually turned it every 3 or 4 minutes and cut off the crispy meat. Worked out really well, but it was a lot of work obiously.
Edit: I also used lemon instead of vinegar, that's how they did it on the greek island I visit frequently.
A little tip for the tzatziki: cut your cucumber in half and scrape the seeds out of the inside with a spoon before dicing it up and putting it into your yoghurt. The seeds are where most of the water is, and they could wind up making your tzatziki too runny. I also like to add a little bit of honey to mine.
I'm from Greece and what we do is grateful the Cucumber with the skin and after we drain the extra water and add it to tzatziki! Try it!
I used to grate the cucumbers, but now i prefer scraping the seeds out and finally dice them. I use strained yogurt, olive oil, red wine vinegar, 3 cloves minced garlic, and salt.
"stack the meat all the way to top of papa's big rod" i laugh so hard that I almost fell out my chair!
Aaaaaaand now I'm hungry!
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