In a country whose national identity is so closely connected to its cuisine, France's hard right has seized on a growing appetite for kebabs as proof of cultural Islamization.
Four kebab houses opened last month in Blois, bringing the total to over a dozen in the pretty Loire Valley town, whose castles draws tourists.
The far-right National Front party railed, "The historical center of Blois, the jewel of French history, is turning into an Oriental city."
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