2y ago

Bidding war over fast-food costume renews old feud over Canadian snack

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Costume consisting of a silver jumpsuit and a lifelike depiction of donair, a giant pita bread stuffed with meat, prompts questions (Leyland Cecco / The Guardian)

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In an interview with the CBC in 2015, the owner of a chain of donair shops in Halifax described the addition of lettuce as “sacrilegious”. But in Alberta – the highest per capita consumer of donairs in Canada (and probably the world) – the leafy vegetable has become an essential part of the recipe.
And then there's me, laughing while eating a shawarma.
- Shawarma is delicious.
Fun fact, the company that made the costume was founded by the guy who made Daft Punk's helmets
Others speculated the costume was intended for an unaired edition of a commercial for antacid tablets
why would the province make a commercial for antacid tablets?
- could have been commissioned for a 2015 distracted driving commercial called Don’t Drive and Donair but was never used
  Makes more sense to me. I agree, the antacid thing raises more questions than it answers.