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Donner Party - "...But thank God we have all got through and the only family that did not eat human flesh..." (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Makes one wonder about the origin story of the British delicacy, Donner Kebab.

[–] CoachDom@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Turkish, but my thoughts exactly :D

[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Our kebabs are a pale imitation of the original and delicious Turkish snack.

[–] gilgameth@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

The book "the hunger" by Alma Katsu is based on this and adds a supernatural aspect to it.