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What is the most traditional way to eat gyro?

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Hey everyone, i’ve been noticing that a lot of the gyro places near my house are changing up their menu. They are now more options for sauce, and they’re adding new types of meats. This has me curious… what’s the most traditional way to eat gyro/souvlaki? I’ve never been to Greece so I don’t know if places in Canada are just catching up, or if they’re creating new trends.
 
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I am a huge fan of deconstructed gyros (gyro plate stlye):
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I would say most places that are Greek-owned are authentic. Now a days places in Greece are definitely swtiching up their game and becoming more trendy, I’ve even seen tofu and vegan gyros. 🤯
 
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I would say the classics are pork gyro and chicken souvlaki, both with tzatziki and french fries :) those are also my favourite. This is what they look like:

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tomipark said:
I would say most places that are Greek-owned are authentic. Now a days places in Greece are definitely swtiching up their game and becoming more trendy, I’ve even seen tofu and vegan gyros. 🤯
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Vegan gyros??? I’ve never even heard of that…kind of sounds weird to me. But I agree, the most classic is pork gyro, which i love!! It tastes best with everything on it, tomatoes, onions, tzatziki, and french fries.
 
Yes, these are definitely the classics. Although I do like the new “sauce” that they’re using. That’s what they call it at the gyro place I go to in Athens near the airport. I think it’s a mixture of ketchup, mayo and mustard kind of like the sauce that they have at Shake Shack. It’s really good with chicken souvlaki, but I always like to get one of each whenever I visit.
 
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I would say most places that are Greek-owned are authentic. Now a days places in Greece are definitely swtiching up their game and becoming more trendy, I’ve even seen tofu and vegan gyros. 🤯
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I could eat a vegan or tofu gyros every day of my holiday 💙🤍
 
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