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Gyro and shawarma are both meat dishes that are cooked at a very high temperature on a rotating spit — a rod that holds meat in an oven or over an open flame, like a vertical rotisserie — and ...
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.
Gyros, sometimes anglicized as a gyro [2] [3] [4] (/ ˈ j ɪər oʊ, ˈ dʒ ɪər-, ˈ dʒ aɪ r-/; Greek: γύρος, romanized: yíros/gyros, lit. 'turn', pronounced) in some regions, is meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie, then sliced and served wrapped or stuffed in pita bread, along with other ingredients such as tomato, onion, fried potatoes, and tzatziki.
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.
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.
For tray kebab in Arabic – lean minced lamb in a tray added with chili pepper, onion and tomato Kebab tuhal: Lamb rounds stuffed with parsley, hot green peppers and pine kernels [31] Shawarma: Similar to a doner kebab, traditionally made with chunks of lamb meat, but also with chicken, turkey, beef or veal
Al pastor is a dish developed in Central Mexico, likely as a result of the adoption of the shawarma spit-grilled meat brought by the Lebanese immigrants to Mexico. [308] Being derived from shawarma, it is also similar to the Turkish döner kebab and the Greek gyros. Tahri: India (Awadhi cuisine)
Fast food gets a bad rap for being unhealthy, but there are healthy fast food options at chains like McDonald’s, Pizza Hut, and Sonic. Dietitians explain.