- Spiced beef, roasted on a vertical spit
- Pita bread
- Sweet donair sauce (condensed milk, vinegar, garlic)
- Diced tomatoes and onions
Halifax Donair
A Halifax donair and donair poutine from King of Donair. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
The Halifax donair was invented in 1973 by Greek immigrant Peter Gamoulakos, who adapted the gyro for Atlantic Canadian tastes: spiced beef shaved off the spit, wrapped in pita with tomatoes and onions, and drowned in a sweet sauce.
The sauce is the signature: condensed milk, vinegar and garlic powder, sweet and tangy. It is Halifax's official food and its late-night institution.
Key ingredients
Where to try it
- King of Donair in Halifax, the original shop.
- Donair shops across Nova Scotia and the Maritimes.