(由 Google 翻译)历史上,纽约地区最棒的土耳其烤肉(Doner)分别位于:i) McDougal 街的 The Doner Joint 和 ii) Coney Island Ave. 的 Sahara。
以上两家店现在都关门了,所以我一直在寻找好吃的土耳其烤肉。不过,在我继续介绍一家很棒的土耳其烤肉店(位于布鲁克林 Coney Island Ave. 1953-1955 号的 Taci's Beyti)之前,请允许我先岔开一下话题。
寿司(一种)是用生鱼片和米饭做成的。而刺身则不同,它是单独食用的生鱼片。有些人喜欢寿司,有些人喜欢刺身。我两者都喜欢。我提到寿司和刺身,是为了在评价土耳其烤肉时可以作为参考。
说了这么多,让我们回到 Taci's Beyti,以及我在那里吃到的那份梦寐以求的土耳其烤肉(简直太棒了)。
就像米饭在美味寿司中扮演着重要角色一样,面包在美味土耳其烤肉中也扮演着重要角色。用薄薄的拉瓦什面包(一种薄如纸片的扁面包)包裹的土耳其烤肉,几乎可以算作是生鱼片(这么说吧)。这没什么不好,我也很喜欢。还有用皮塔饼(另一种扁面包)包裹的土耳其烤肉。以及用面包卷(不是扁面包)包裹的土耳其烤肉。它们都同样美味。我不会贬低任何一种食物。在这个宇宙中,万物皆有其存在的意义。
然而,一旦你尝过美味的德国土耳其烤肉,你就会一直渴望在土耳其烤肉三明治里找到更厚实的扁面包。吃过美味的德国土耳其烤肉之后,你这辈子都无法抗拒其他美食的诱惑了。我还要补充一点,德国土耳其烤肉里的新鲜沙拉也对提升它的美味程度起到了至关重要的作用。理想情况下,我想要一份传统的土耳其烤肉三明治(所有食材都用土耳其烤肉的方式烤制),然后搭配新鲜沙拉和德式烤肉的薄饼。
为什么就此止步呢?
为什么只用德式薄饼呢?在我的梦想中,我梦想着一份烤肉三明治,里面夹着传统的土耳其烤肉片、新鲜沙拉(德式烤肉的沙拉),以及来自托斯卡纳的酥脆耐嚼的意大利薄饼——佛卡夏面包。
猜猜怎么着?在Taci Beyti餐厅,我找到了一种非常相似的面包(需要稍作调整)。我找到了一种面包(见附图),烤过之后就变成了类似佛罗伦萨佛卡夏面包的薄饼。在Taci Beyti餐厅,帮我点餐的店员用这种面包给我做了一个烤肉三明治。想象一下,美味的土耳其烤肉和烤得酥脆的佛卡夏面包搭配在一起,简直太棒了!
我把烤肉三明治带回了家。考虑到交通状况和要办的事,我大概过了5个小时才吃到。忘了我在第一段提到的那两家店(现在已经永久关门了)吧,这家才是真正的土耳其烤肉三明治之王。记住,他们用的是皮塔饼和拉瓦什饼,所以请给他们看饼的照片,让他们稍微烤一下,然后用烤好的饼做成土耳其烤肉。我太喜欢了,所以只放了饼的照片(而不是整个三明治)。
祝您享用!
(原文)
Historically the finest Doner (Sandwich) in NYC area were at i) The Doner joint at McDougal and ii) Sahara on Coney Island Ave.
Both the places mentioned above are closed now, so I am always hunting for a good Doner. But, before I continue and tell you of a great Doner spot (Taci's Beyti at 1953-1955 Coney Island Ave, Brooklyn), allow me to digress.
Sushi (one version) is raw fish made with rice. Sashimi, by contrast, is raw fish always served on its own. Some like Sushi, some like Sashimi. I like both. I mention Sushi – Sashimi so that I can use it as a reference in evaluating Doner (sandwich).
Having said the above, let’s get back to Taci's Beyti and the dream Doner (sheer awesomeness) I had from there.
Just like rice plays an important role in a good sushi, bread plays an important role in a good Doner. A doner wrapped in thin Lavash bread (a paper-thin flat bread), is almost akin to having a Sashimi (so to speak). Nothing wrong with it, I like that too. Then there is Doner in Pita bread (another flat bread). There is doner in a roll (not flat bread). All of them are equally delicious. I don’t dis food. In this universe there is a place for everything.
Nonetheless, once you have tasted a good German Doner then you will always long for a more robust flat bread in the Doner Sandwich. After a good German Doner, you are spoilt for life. Allow me to add that the fresh salad in the German Doner also plays a major role in kicking up a notch the desirability quotient of the German Doner. Ideally, I want the traditional Turkish meat recipe (everything grilled/roasted Turkish style) but then supplement it (or build) using the fresh salad and flat bread of the German Doner.
Why stop there ?
Why stop with the German Flat bread. In my dream, I dream of a Doner Sandwich with the traditional Turkish Sliced Doner meat with Fresh Salad (of the German Doner) AND a crisp and chewy Italian flat bread from Tuscany called Schiacciata.
Guess what ? At Taci Beyti, I found A VERY SIMILAR bread (needs a tweak). I found a bread (see image attached), which when toasted becomes “like Schiacciata” flat bread from Florence. At Taci Beyti, the person helping me, made me a Doner with that bread. Imagine, the lovely Turkish Doner meat and a toasted Schiacciata like bread paired together. Sheer awesomeness.
I took the Doner Sandwich home. Given the traffic and the errands, I had it about 5 hours later. Forget the two places (now permanently closed) that I mentioned in the first paragraph, this is now THE Doner Sandwich to beat. Remember they make this with Pita Bread and Lavash, hence please show them the photo of the bread and request them to toast it a little and make a doner out of that. I liked it so much that I am showing just the image of the bread (and not the whole sandwich).
Enjoy.