notbob > writes:
> All the gyro/shwarma meat I ever encountered on these spits in local eateries
> looks like some kind of pre-ground processed meat product. It certainly
> isn't leg of lamb.

Yes, it's usually the infamous Kronos Gyrokone[tm],
http://www.kronosproducts.com/pages/products_frame.htm, or one of their competitors.

However, I do know of some gyro joints that do actual cuts of meat on
the spit, but they are a rare find.

>I've noticed a similar vertspit/procmeat thingie in
>local taquerias. What are these?

"Taco al pastor" is the classic Mexican-as-in-Mexico way of producing
the tacos. They are actually pork most of the time.

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Richard W Kaszeta

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