Category Archives: Kebabs

Fame at last – and more kebab talk

I was rather chuffed to get a mention on Sarah Hartley’s Life Through Food blog a couple of weeks ago, which is on the Manchester Evening News website. I’ve been reading Sarah’s blog for a while, and found some great tips for new places I’ve not tried, like this one called Bread and Butter in the Northern Quarter. As I don’t work round there I haven’t discovered this gem, but will be trying it out very soon indeed.

When I started this blog over Christmas it was really just a hobby and I didn’t think anyone would notice or read it for AGES. But of course, then I discovered Twitter, which enables you to reach a large audience very quickly. Around the same time Twitter has reached mainstream media and seems to get mentioned in the Press rather a lot by people who just don’t get it. Celebrities tweeting their daily trivia is just a small part of this network. I follow a few celebs but generally find it far more interesting to follow and converse with people who have similar interests to me and work in a similar field to me.

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Best kebab in Manchester – Persian Tasty Grill in Levenshulme

Grilled chicken kebab persian tasty grill

Manchester Is Ace’s rules to kebabs

1. Never ever get a doner meat kebab from the ‘elephant’s foot’. Don’t fool yourself, it’s not meat. It is most probably floor scrapings of body parts.

2. Stick with something grilled – obviously it’s slightly healthier but more importantly it’s freshly cooked

3. When it comes to sauces, more is better. Get it all. You want yoghurt sauce, mango chutney and chilli sauce.

4. Make sure it’s on a nan. This is never a problem in Manchester as all kebabs are served on a nan bread, or something similar. In other cities you’re more likely to get it served on a pitta bread, which is about a quarter of the size. Beware.

5. If you can go somewhere with a clay oven, do it for an all round better taste. Yum!

Click to read full review of Persian Tasty Grill on Stockport Road, Levenshulme

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