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Pork GYRO

PICTURE A TOWERING vertical spit packed with layers of marinated pork. Flames lick the meat as the spit turns, slowly rendering the fat in each layer to create juicy, charred pork flavored with plenty of garlic and oregano.

(“YEE-ro”) is a Greek word that loosely translates as “turn,” which the spit continues to do as the cook thinly slices the meat into a warm pita. The gyro is then loaded with toppings: onion, tomato, lettuce, tzatziki (a yogurt? cucumber sauce) and sometimes even French fries. Sounds good,

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