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Shawarma preparation in Lebanon, 1950. The shawarma technique—grilling a vertical stack of meat slices and cutting it off as it cooks—first appeared in the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century in the form of döner kebab, [1] [14] [15] which both the Greek gyros and the Levantine shawarma are derived from.
English speakers from countries outside North America may also use the word kebab generally to mean the popular fast food version of the Turkish döner kebab, [65] or the related shawarma or gyros, and the sandwiches made with them, available from kebab shops as take-away meals. This usage may be found in some non-English parts of Europe as well.
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 ...
While both gyro and shawarma are made with lamb, shawarma can also be made with chicken or turkey and topped with tahini and pickles; whereas a gyro is traditionally made with lamb, beef, or ...
Doner kebab or döner kebab [a] is a dish of Turkish origin made of meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie. [1] Seasoned meat stacked in the shape of an inverted cone is turned slowly on the rotisserie, next to a vertical cooking element. The operator uses a knife to slice thin shavings from the outer layer of the meat as it cooks.
Döner kebab as dürüm. A dürüm (Turkish pronunciation:, "roll") or dürme is a wrap that is usually filled with typical döner kebab ingredients. [1] The wrap is made from lavash or yufka flatbreads. It is common as a street food in Turkey and many other European countries, but can also be found in sit-down restaurants. [2]
Molokhiya, a traditional dish that dates back to Ancient Egypt, served with rice and chicken. An assortment of traditional Egyptian desserts Legumes, widely used in Egyptian cuisine, on display in Alexandria. Egyptian cuisine makes heavy use of poultry, legumes, vegetables and fruit from Egypt's rich Nile Valley and Delta.
The name comes from the Greek γύρος (gyros, 'circle' or 'turn').It is a calque of the Turkish döner, from dönmek, also meaning "turn". [7]In Athens and other parts of southern Greece, the skewered meat dish elsewhere called souvlaki is known as kalamaki, while souvlaki is a term used generally for gyros, and similar dishes.