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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, [64] 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.
Although kebab has been used in English since the late 17th century, doner/döner kebab is known only from the mid-20th century or later. [29] The Turkish word döner comes from dönmek ("to turn" or "to rotate"), so the Turkish name döner kebap literally means "rotating roast". [30]
Shish kebab is an English rendering of Turkish: şiş (sword or skewer) and kebap (roasted meat dish), that dates from around the beginning of the 20th century. [6][7] According to the Oxford English Dictionary, its earliest known publication in English is in the 1914 novel Our Mr. Wrenn by Sinclair Lewis. [6][8] The word kebab alone was ...
A traditional Cypriot sausage made of ground pork or lamb and wrapped in caul fat that is served alone or in a pita, usually with tomato, cucumber, parsley, and lemon. [5] Souvlaki. Skewers consisting of pork, chicken or lamb that is barbecued. [6][7] Pictured is a souvlaki platter.
Seekh kebabs served on a plate. Seekh kebab is a type of kebab, native to the Indian subcontinent, [2][1] made with Indian spices, spiced minced or ground meat, usually lamb, beef, or chicken, formed into cylinders on skewers and grilled. [3][4] It is typically cooked on a mangal or barbecue, or in a tandoor. Seekh kebabs are prepared in homes ...
One of the world-renowned desserts of Turkish cuisine is baklava. Baklava is made either with pistachios or walnuts. Turkish cuisine has a range of baklava-like desserts which include şöbiyet, bülbül yuvası, saray sarması, sütlü nuriye, and burma. Kadayıf is a common Turkish dessert that employs shredded yufka.
Adana kebab (Turkish: Adana kebabı) is a dish that consists of long, hand- minced meat, mounted on a wide iron skewer and grilled on an open mangal filled with burning charcoal. The kebab is named after Adana, the fifth-largest city of Turkey, and was originally known as the kıyma kebabı (lit: minced meat kebab) or kıyma in Adana-Mersin and ...
Shish taouk. Shish taouk or shish tawook[1] (Arabic: شيش طاووق; Hebrew: שישליק עוף; Turkish: tavuk şiş[2][3]) is a traditional marinated chicken shish kebab of Ottoman cuisine that later became part of Middle Eastern cuisine. It is widely eaten in the Middle East and Caucasus. [4] A similar dish in Persian cuisine is the ...