Limericks, Rated G

Chef Papadopoulos

The name of Chef Papadopoulos
In haute cuisine is synonymous
With taste and nutrition
In fine Greek tradition,
Which makes him a gyro to all of us.

According to Wikipedia, a gyro (often pronounced “hero” in English) is a Greek dish composed of meat heated on a vertical rotisserie. The meat is then thinly sliced and usually served wrapped in a pita flatbread, accompanied by cucumber, tomato, onion and tzatziki sauce. The name is derived from the Greek verb “to turn” after the original Turkish name doner was rejected in the 1970s.

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