In Greek cuisine the gyros is very similar to the famous doner kebab: gyros means “turn” in Greek and both are cooked on a vertical rotisserie. A gyros is usually made with lamb, beef, pork or chicken. The meat is marinated with Mediterranean herbs such as thyme, rosemary, and oregano.
Also know, what is the difference between döner and kebab?
Grilled Kebabs
Thin slices are cut like döner and served on skewers with grilled pepper, tomato and onions. Döner – Pieces of meat and minced meat are put on a big skewer, cooked vertically by spinning it next to the grill.
Beside this, how is gyro pronounced?
That gyro has two main pronunciations: /YEE-roh/ and /ZHIHR-oh/. The sandwich gyro was borrowed into English from Modern Greek in the 1970s and English speakers have given it an approximation of the Greek pronunciation. The earlier gyro has been fully phonetically anglicized.