Döner...or something

Y'know what I miss? Yeah, Döner Kebap. It's the fast food I fell in love with during my time in Berlin. Wikipedia can describe its contents, history, and regional variation a lot better than I can, so read more about it there. I liked them so much partially because of the taste, partially because of how cheap you could get them if you knew where to go. I've heard that there are about 1,500 Döner stands in Berlin alone. At the shopping centers and train stations, you'd normally expect to pay anywhere from 3 to even 5 Euros. There was a place just around the corner from my apartment building, though, that was having their "5-year anniversary" sale the entire four months of my stay, and you could get a Döner for just 1 Euro. I'm guessing they're still celebrating that 5 years to this day.

Where I would normally go, though, was the stand just underground the Friedrichstraße station, right by the subway platforms. This particular stand was having a 2-year anniversary the four months I was in Berlin, and their offer was 1.80 Euros for what, in my opinion, was the best Döner I knew of. I typically bought 2 or 3 a week, and eventually the guy who worked the stand and I would have little conversations. Being (historically) a Turkish food, many stands are run by Turkish--what should I say? immigrants?--many are probably second- or third-generation by now, but this guy was a more recent immigrant. He had a heavy accent, and truthfully, my German at the time was probably just as good as his was. I hope someday that I'll make it back to Berlin and that guy will recognize me when I get a Döner at his stand.