That sort of meatball used to be called a “German beef steak”. (Now of course we can afford proper steaks, thank you very much.)
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I’m going to chalk this one up to Turkish chauvinism. There are enough Turkish street food places here that I have tried both, and there is a difference. 200 years of using local seasonings will do that.
Actually, I’m going to let the Turks have a pass as well and blame the hype that comes from clickbaiting. And also not worry about Italian meatballs not really being Italian.
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While there is something to be said for the americanized crunchy taco (not doritos tacos!), real tacos look like this:
It’s kind of like what people who grew up with authentic Chinese food think of our fine bastardized versions of “Chinese” food. Honestly, it’s a bit refreshing that it happens in other countries as well, and isn’t just the usual thing of the USA fucking up something good…
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Cultural appropriation.
Kebab is the new national dish of Sweden
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Those are tacos al pastor from El Salvador. I have to cross to the north side of the street to get those. I can get fried corn tortilla Frontera tacos on my side of the street.
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’Tis but thy name that is mine enemy:
What’s Montague? It is not hand nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part.
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose,
By any other name would smell as sweet.
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Yes! This was my lunch yesterday:
(http://www.habanerostacos.com)
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I am a total food snob and have to say… they aren’t bad for what they are. If we didn’t know there was a 20% of finding a set screw in one of them the negative expectation wouldn’t drag them down. And I say this as an amphibian who makes good meatballs of various types.
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First the #metoo scandal which has delayed the Nobel Prize in Literature. Now this. I’m surprised the Swedes aren’t rioting in the streets.
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We’ve got a 24 hour place about a mile from me that does this style in Carne Asada…
If you get off work late, or have to leave for some place really early (and want real food) that place is a godsend.
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Meatballs have been part of Swedish cuisine longer than the US has been a nation.
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Here’s a shocker, though: Swedish fish? Totally Swedish.
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Pink onions, rice, lettuce, and something that looks like Special Sauce; but no Queso Mennonito, no beans, and no chile Colorado…ewww. (half-joking)
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