Drehspieß

English translation: rotisserie/spit-roasted meat

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German term or phrase:	Drehspieß
English translation:	rotisserie/spit-roasted meat
Entered by:	Michele Fauble

14:36 Jul 28, 2018

German to English translations [Non-PRO]
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German term or phrase: Drehspieß

"Höchstmenge Phospat und Glutaminsäure in Drehspießen"
This is about the meat in doner kebab. I know that the term would be "rotary spits" but actually the German sentence is already nonsense because a rotary spit would consist of metal and not of meat. Nevertheless, every German would understand what is meant by this sentence. Now, I am not certain whether that would also be ok for English native speakers or whether they would find it funny and I would have to mention the meat in my translation.
Thank you for your help.

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rotisserie/spit-roasted meat

Explanation:
In the context.

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Another style of rotisserie is the vertical rotisserie in which the heat is applied directly from the side or, less commonly, convected up from below. In this style of rotisserie, balance of the load is less important than with a horizontal rotisserie; this feature is useful, as the meat is typically shaved off a bit at a time.

Some dishes that are commonly cooked on a vertical rotisserie include:

Döner kebab from Turkey
Gyro, from Greece
Shawarma, from the Middle East and the Arab World
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotisserie

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Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 01:03

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rotisserie/spit-roasted meat

Michele Fauble

spit roast(s)

David Hollywood

grilled meats

Haigo Salow

meat from fast food kebab shops

Herbmione Granger

Discussion entries: 5

Answers

4 hrs confidence:

grilled meats

Explanation:
This seems to be from a scientific text on nutrition and therefore refers to the meat, not the device.

Haigo Salow
United States
Local time: 01:03
Native speaker of:

German

7 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

rotisserie/spit-roasted meat

Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 01:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 6

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11 hrs confidence:

spit roast(s)

Explanation:
that's it

David Hollywood
Local time: 05:03
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 78

18 hrs confidence:

meat from fast food kebab shops

Explanation:
That's how I read it, but I don't have your full text.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Döner_kebab
Since the early 1970s, the sandwich or wrap form has become popular around the world as a fast food dish sold by kebab shops, and is often called simply a "kebab".

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or vendors

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It's literally and specifically "döner kebab"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doner_kebab

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I meant this part: The Turkish word döner comes from dönmek ("to turn" or "to rotate"), so the Turkish name döner kebap literally means "rotating roast".
It's not necessarily limited to Turkish Dörner shops. Gyro and shawarma have a similar meaning and etymology.

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A little background:
https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/doener-105.html
Es geht um die Zukunft des Döners. Genauer gesagt, um die Zusatzstoffe im Dönerfleisch. Bei der europäischen Regelung über Zusatzstoffe in Lebensmitteln wurde vergessen, Phosphate in rohem, tiefgefrorenem Fleisch miteinzubeziehen. Hersteller verwenden diese Zusatzstoffe häufig in Döner- und Gyrosspießen, um das Fleisch haltbarer zu machen und den Geschmack zu verstärken.

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Here's more:
http://docplayer.org/74518080-Lebensmittelueberwachung-und-u...
Bei allen 11, die zur Untersuchung überbracht wurden, handelte es sich um Hackfleischdrehspieße und nicht um echten Döner Kebab im Sinne der Leitsätze für Fleisch und Fleischerzeugnisse, der u.a. einen Hackfleischanteil von maximal 60 % aufweist. Zumeist werden die Drehspieße von den Herstellerbetrieben auf den Etiketten der Fertigpackungen mit einer ordnungsgemäßen Verkehrsbezeichnung (z.b. Hackfleischdrehspieß, nach Döner Kebab Art gewürzt ) versehen. Ganz anders ist die Situation hingegen bei der Kennzeichnung dieser Erzeugnisse in den Speisekarten der Imbissbetriebe. Hier werden die vom Hersteller korrekt gekennzeichneten Drehspieße zumeist in Döner Kebab umbenannt. Zum Teil wird dies durch eine Fußnote wie z.b. Hackfleischdrehspieß nach Döner Kebab Art gewürzt ergänzt. In beiden Fällen liegt jedoch eine Irreführung vor.

The local place also uses the term Drehspieß. I'm pretty sure the writer meant these kinds of "block" meats for fast food.

Herbmione Granger
Germany
Local time: 10:03
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

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