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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 2 years ago

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

[-] CoachDom 2 points 2 years ago

Turkish, but my thoughts exactly :D

[-] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

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

[-] gilgameth@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

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

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