Gyros, the street food of Greece

Gyros, pronounced (yee-ros) are the fast food of Greece. Wherever you go you can see the cylinders of meat vertically roasting away. Gyros are the best late night drunk food I've ever come across. After a long night of partying in Greece, you stumble down the streets back to your hotel. You probably haven't eaten for hours and have only consumed alcohol along with lots of dancing to tire you out. You need something greasy, salty, and filling to soak up all the alcohol. There's most likely a gyro place open into the very early hours of the morning. For around 2 to 3 euros, your going to be full and veryyy satisfied. Thin chicken or pork is marinated and layered onto a skewer to form a cylinder of meat. This slowly turns and is crisped away on one side by a vertical burner. As the meat cooks, the fat slowly drips down basting the rest of the meat. The meat is shaved off skillfully with a large knife. The meat is put into a grilled pita with garlicky tzatziki sauce, tomatoes, onions, and one other key ingredient to a gyro. In Greece, and sadly not common in America, is to stuff your gyro with French fries that have been deep fried in olive oil. I can't eat gyros any other way after this. Its the perfect salty and fattening finish to a gyro. The last bites of the gyro are the best, because the juices of the meat, tomatoes, and tzatziki, have all mixed together and been soaked up by the French fries and the pita bread. This is the street food of Greece and can be found almost anywhere. It's really cheap to fill yourself up on gyros, if you eat one, you're full. If you eat two, your stuffed and don't want to eat again for hours. These may not be very good for you, but who cares? They're delicious

My homemade version of a gyro