The stories we tell

Our journey starts in West-Berlin, 1975. Winter is cold, the streets are busy and people are hungry. As we walk along historical buildings, workers rush to gather at their beloved Imbiss [snack bar], grabbing currywurst on the go during their break. Others wait in line for a more recent dish, the Döner Kebab. With exotic music and ambiance, it’s a fresh alternative to the usual foods. Run mainly by Turkish migrant workers, these stores are cropping up everywhere at a staggering pace.

To be human is to cook. No other species on earth prepares their food as we do. And cook we do: so much that eating raw food has become a special diet itself. Not only do we cook and eat food, we share it. Food is part of our inherent socialness, our drive for community. Especially in a globalized world, food travels and allows us to share our identity and feel at home far away. The food we eat and prepare makes us who we are. So what does Döner make of us?