A costume depicting a popular kebab-style wrap was auctioned off by Alberta. The internet took notice.
“People in Halifax are purists about the donair,” Ms Wickstrom said. “You will be publicly shamed, even driven out of the city for even putting lettuce on it.”
The strangeness of the listing - and the fact it depicts a beloved Canadian street food - captured hearts when it was posted online on an Alberta government surplus auction site.
The restaurateur had ambitions of bringing the gyro to Atlantic Canada, but discovered that the savoury of flavours of garlic, yogurt and lamb didn’t align with local tastes at the time.
A donair has spiced ground beef shaved into a grilled Lebanese pita and covered in a sauce of evaporated or condensed milk, and vinegar and sugar.
Under a wave of interest earlier the summer, Alberta revealed the origins of the donair costume, which comes with a "silver-coloured body suit for that authentic tinfoil look!
But the costume features lettuce, fuelling a long-standing regional dispute between Halifax and Edmonton on what constitutes a true, authentic donair.
For Canadian YouTuber Steve Wallis, a life-time of eating donairs inspired him to join the bidding war for the man-sized outfit.
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The strangeness of the listing - and the fact it depicts a beloved Canadian street food - captured hearts when it was posted online on an Alberta government surplus auction site.
The restaurateur had ambitions of bringing the gyro to Atlantic Canada, but discovered that the savoury of flavours of garlic, yogurt and lamb didn’t align with local tastes at the time.
A donair has spiced ground beef shaved into a grilled Lebanese pita and covered in a sauce of evaporated or condensed milk, and vinegar and sugar.
Under a wave of interest earlier the summer, Alberta revealed the origins of the donair costume, which comes with a "silver-coloured body suit for that authentic tinfoil look!
But the costume features lettuce, fuelling a long-standing regional dispute between Halifax and Edmonton on what constitutes a true, authentic donair.
For Canadian YouTuber Steve Wallis, a life-time of eating donairs inspired him to join the bidding war for the man-sized outfit.
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