While abroad I’ve had many opportunities to try new dishes outside of my comfort zone. When we first arrived we ate at several sit down restaurants with large and extravagant menus. My classmates and I ate an assortment of Tapas, pizzas, and pastas. It was quality food but the prices were a bit higher than I would have liked. One day I had the urge to venture out and started wandering around the block near residence hall to see what street foods I would enjoy. That is when I discovered the magnificent joy of El Mano Doner Kebab Restaurant located not even ten minutes away from our dormitory. I first experienced Doner Kebab last spring when I visited Berlin. The meal was quite excellent but it was nothing compared to the Kebab I experienced at El Mano. When I first walked in I was greeted by a welcoming smile from Hasan who showed me the menu and the affordable prices it had to offer. I ordered the pita kebab for €4.75 and it was the best purchase I made all trip. The dish consists of pita bread stuffed with shredded chicken and lamb topped with veggies, feta cheese, and creamy tzatziki drizzled with hot sauce that welded all the flavors together perfectly. I knew I was going to be a regular for the duration of my trip after my first bite. The very next day I was back and I brought my roommate, Mason, to show him what all the hubbub was about. He soon saw the light and was hooked and understood my knack for being right. The day after that I arrived with an army (the rest of my class). They were all skeptical and believed I was just another boy crying wolf, however, after they sank their canines into the tender lamb wrapped in a fluffy wheat blanket they came to the realization that my words were no mere fable. We now miss and mourn the reality of not being able to eat kebabs of the same caliber back in the states. But we don’t cry because we hunger. We smile because we tasted.