Shawarma & Kangaroo
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (141906)
Philippines
September 27, 2020 11:43am CST
When I was in the capital of Tajikistan, I always see this signage. I find it odd seeing a kangaroo introducing shawarma. We all knew that the main ingredient is meat. Is it kangaroo's meat? I keep on brushing off the idea that it is.at that time. I keep on finding new things here though. I will try to dig my old photos and share the others here.
Do you like taking photos of odd things?
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@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
27 Sep 20
Shawarma is what we in the UK tend to call doner kebab (mostly because our vendors come from Turkey and Cyprus). It's a large cone of meat rotating on a spit before a vertical wall of fire. As the meat cooks on the outside, thin slices are carved off and served in pitta bread with loads of salad and sauces of your choice.
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@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
27 Sep 20
I wondered at first why the sign was in Cyrillic but then I saw that it was taken in Tajikistan. I have no idea what kangaroos have to do with Tajikistan OR with shawarma! Maybe he's just a mascot, like Ronald McDonald. Kangaroos have pockets and shawarma is often served in a pocket of pitta bread or similar.
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
28 Sep 20
I also wondering about it, too. I guess you are right. It can be a mascot since they are creating their own ways At that time, I always crave for McDonald's, KFC, and the like. I was able to satisfy myself eating in their local fast food with a mascot of a pirate.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
27 Sep 20
It's most probably just a mascot, having a bee in Jollibee does not necessarily mean that their burgers or food contain bees, perhaps honey
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