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the cover of homemade donair with meat and vegetables wrapped in foil on a plate

The Halifax donair is a beloved East Coast Canadian comfort food with a flavor like no other! Made with spiced ground beef, tomatoes, onions, and a sweet garlic donair sauce, all wrapped in soft steamed pita bread. It’s often compared to gyros, döner kebab, or shawarma, but donairs are uniquely Canadian and incredibly delicious. In this post, I’ll show you how easy it is to make this iconic dish at home!

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There is a really popular donair recipe floating around on Facebook right now. I decided to rework it DYB style :) Below is the photo floating around. For the most part I only switched out some of the seasonings. I used our Mediterranean Seasoning Blend, For The Love Of Garlic, Chive n Onion, and the Smoked Paprika from Velata (so I used 1/2 of what the recipe called for). I also added a bit of olive oil to help my stand mixer along with beating the crap out of the meat. I will likely cut…

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a tortilla topped with meat, cheese and tomatoes on a wooden plate next to two red tomatoes

Quintessential Halifax street food, the donair has connections to many Old World dishes called doner kebabs. Roasted lamb, pork, and beef on a skewer garnished with pickles and a tangy or spicy sauce, then wrapped in a flatbread — this classic has been served for hundreds of years by many world cultures. It’s also the only Nova Scotian food that signals a specific city (Halifax), similar to other iconic foods such as the Philly cheese-steak sandwich (Philadelphia), smoked meat sandwiches and…

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a wrap filled with meat, vegetables and cheese

Homemade donair is a delicious Atlantic / east coast / Canadian treat! This donair recipe is made with ground beef, ground pork, spices and seasoning. I'll teach you how to make the delicious meat, and the sweet sauce (made with sweetened condensed milk). This recipe for the donair meat and sweet garlic sauce is one you'll want to keep! | cravethegood.com

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the haliffax sandwich has been cut in half and is sitting on a plate

The east coast Halifax Donair specialty is something like a gyro, but all beef - no lamb. Rather than the traditional tzatziki sauce, donairs use "donair sauce". For gluten-free, use gluten-free pitas.

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