Polish Kebabs Now Being Served At Kebabingham

Whether it is 4 o’clock in the morning after a party or an afternoon between lectures or after work, Poles are eager to satisfy their hunger with a kebab.  If you were to ask anyone in Poland, they’d tell you Kebab’s is their number two take-out meal.

According to TNS OBOP, one in four Poles choose kebabs when they eat out. Pizza comes top with kebabs coming in a strong second place. Kebabs leave hamburgers, hot dogs, casseroles and Chinese food well behind, not to mention Polish soups, ‘bigos’ and dumplings. But how did the humble kebab make its journey to Poland? According to Munchies, the fall of the People’s Republic and the re-unification of Germany allowed many Poles to travel for work, with Berlin and its suburbs becoming a popular destination. Being cheap and filling, the Berlin-style kebab became a synonymous with German cuisine for these ex-pat Poles (sorry, Currywurst) and many brought a taste for it back home, along with the Deutsche Marks in their pockets.

The most typical Polish kebab consists of the meat (chicken, beef or—less commonly—lamb), puffy flatbread or tortilla, cabbage salad, and a mixture of garlic sauce and harissa. However at Kebabingham, Polish street-food vendor Full Belly with be serving theirs with Crispy Payda Bread or go large and treat yourself to A Twisted Kebab, a Chicken Doner Kebab packed high with french fries, melted cheese drowned deep with homemade Polish sauce. Introduced first to Digbeth’s street-food scene, Taste and Liquor will be be pulling out all the stops for this years Kebabingham.

Kebabingham, now in its second year. Birmingham’s first Kebab Festival at Mutt Motorcyles, Saturday 2nd March, 12.00pm – 8.00pm. Advance Tickets can be purchased here.