Kebabs on naan or pitta? Is this a regional thing?
Kebabs on naan or pitta? Is this a regional thing?
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KungFuPanda

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4,580 posts

192 months

Monday 3rd September 2012
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I live in Manchester and have noticed that the majority of kebab houses in the city centre only serve their kebabs on pitta bread or a flat bread.

Where my parents live, which is in the suburbs, you can get kebabs served on pitta or naan.

In Rusholme, all of the kebabs are served on naan bread and these include the usual donner, kobeda or any of the usual grilled meat combos.

What are your experiences elsewhere in the country?

evilmunkey

1,377 posts

181 months

Monday 3rd September 2012
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in leeds its the choice of either with a slight price increase for naan, personaly i always order mine on a keema pratha... nothing like extra meat in the bread !!
just makes it extra dirty smile

Rollin

6,283 posts

267 months

Monday 3rd September 2012
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Rusholme Chippy double kobeda on a dinner plate (for scale) smile

Some Gump

13,009 posts

208 months

Monday 3rd September 2012
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Once you're used to naan, pita kebabs just don't cut it. Used to wind me upin manchester having some tny girly bread that then disintigrates after being doused in chilli sauce...

KungFuPanda

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4,580 posts

192 months

Monday 3rd September 2012
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I recognised that kebab as originating from the curry mile immediately. I went to Al Qud's last time. Single kobeda and chicken. Then onto the Moonlight for ice cream. Mmmmmmm.

redtwin

7,518 posts

204 months

Monday 3rd September 2012
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In East Lancs shops I have been in, Pita or Naan is dependent on size of Kebab ordered.

Bill

57,103 posts

277 months

Monday 3rd September 2012
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Only ever seen them on a pitta. But I did have a chicken tikka pizza naan the other day. So wrong, and yet so right lick

GG89

3,690 posts

208 months

Monday 3rd September 2012
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Most kebabs around here are on a pita unless it's a king kebab which come on a naan, those things are absolutely huge.

TwoHats

258 posts

165 months

Monday 3rd September 2012
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As somebody else said above, every shop round here offers the choice, with a slight price increase for naan. North west England here too.

MagicalTrevor

6,481 posts

251 months

Monday 3rd September 2012
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I used to live in Manchester and near where I lived (Longsight... Nice!) they all served kebabs on Naan rather than pitta.

Can't find anywhere in Bristol that does them on Naan

KungFuPanda

Original Poster:

4,580 posts

192 months

Monday 3rd September 2012
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I love living in Manchester, although my waistline doesn't.

We've got a takeaway near us who will do a donner kebab with chicken pakoras on a naan bread. Freaking amazing.

wijit

1,511 posts

197 months

Tuesday 4th September 2012
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On fresh made Naan a kebab really hits the spot. You look at Pitta as a really poor substitute afterwards.
I must concur with comments about Rusholme though, you get some amazing grub there.
Just wondering, Mr Panda, where is the place you mention with the pakora and donner meat?

wijit

1,511 posts

197 months

Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Jesus wept, I'm hungry now.
Thanks a lot guys!

Wadeski

8,814 posts

235 months

Tuesday 4th September 2012
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I like my shawarma in a Saj, wrapped up the way its supposed to be...

XJSJohn

16,124 posts

241 months

Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Healthy option here, come in a Roti Prata, lick

Countdown

47,036 posts

218 months

Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Rollin said:


Rusholme Chippy double kobeda on a dinner plate (for scale) smile
Have you tried Camel One across the road?

lick

bigrich4

713 posts

179 months

Tuesday 4th September 2012
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It has to be on a naan for me, pita's are far too small.

Vieste

10,532 posts

182 months

Tuesday 4th September 2012
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I asked my local takeaway (Turkish) to start serving kebabs with naan and he gave me a funny look and told me to fek offfrown

mattdaniels

7,361 posts

304 months

Tuesday 4th September 2012
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I'd never ever heard of a kebab being servied on a naan bread until this thread.

Pita all the way. Part of the challenge of a dirty take away doner is trying to eat it before the pita disintegrates.

Pickled

2,059 posts

165 months

Tuesday 4th September 2012
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When my boys lived in Stoke Poges, my Sunday evening treat after dropping them back with their mother, would be a detour into to Slough for a dirty chicken doner in naan, delicious! Have yet to find anywhere in Surrey that serves them frown