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While the history of street foods in Greece goes back to ancient times, the iconic Greek gyros and souvlaki as it is known today arose only following the Second World War. Introduced to Athens in the 1950s by Greek refugees from Turkey and the Middle East, gyros was originally known simply as döner kebab.
Boti kebab is pictured at the bottom of the image. Achari Tikka Chicken tikka: Another tandoori kebab, made of cubed chicken marinated with yogurt and spices [14] Dora kabab [15] [16] Galawat kabab: A variant of Shami kebab made without any admixture or binding agents and comprising just the minced beef (Muslim origin) and the spices ...
The word souvlaki is a diminutive of the Medieval Greek souvla (σούβλα meaning "skewer") itself borrowed from Latin subula. [2] [3] "Souvlaki" is the common term in Macedonia and other regions of northern Greece, while in southern Greece and around Athens it is commonly known [citation needed] as kalamaki (καλαμάκι meaning "small reed").
Greek cuisine is the cuisine of Greece and the Greek diaspora. [1] In common with many other cuisines of the Mediterranean, it is founded on the triad of wheat, olive oil, and wine. [2] It uses vegetables, olive oil, grains, fish, and meat, including pork, poultry, veal and beef, lamb, rabbit, and goat.
Kebab shops were born in Europe, specifically Berlin with doner kebab brought by Turkish immigrants, [citation needed] as a natural evolution of influences from Turkey into Germany in the early 1970s, where doner kebab, iskender kebab, shish kebab and the like were served with fries and beer.
Basturma existed in ancient Armenian cuisine, where it was known as aboukh' (Armenian: աբուխ). [12] [full citation needed] [13] The word abookhd (Classical Armenian apukht) was already used in the Armenian translation of the Bible, in the fifth century AD, meaning “salted and dried meat”.
Shish kebab with (orzo pilaf), onions with sumac, a grilled pepper, a grilled slice of tomato, and rucula leaves. Shish kebab or shish kebap is a popular meal of skewered and grilled cubes of meat. [1] It can be found in Mediterranean cuisine. [2] It is one of the many types of kebab, a range of meat dishes originating in the Middle East.
Ancient Greek cuisine was characterized by its frugality for most, reflecting agricultural hardship, but a great diversity of ingredients was known, and wealthy Greeks were known to celebrate with elaborate meals and feasts.