shawarma
Sign in to saveShawarma (; ) is a Middle Eastern dish that originated during the Ottoman Empire, consisting of meat that is cut into thin slices, stacked in an inverted cone, and roasted on a slow-turning vertical spit. Traditionally made with lamb or mutton, it may also be made with chicken, turkey meat, beef, falafel or veal. The surface of the rotisserie meat is routinely shaved off once it cooks and is ready to be served. Shawarma is a popular street food throughout the Arab world, Israel and the Greater Middle East.
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Shawarma is a Middle Eastern dish made from thin slices of meat stacked in a cone and cooked on a rotating vertical spit, with the cooked outer layer shaved off and served to customers. It has become a popular and widely enjoyed street food across the Arab world, Israel, and the Greater Middle East since its origins during the Ottoman Empire.
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Key facts
- Food.name
- Shawarma
- Food.alternate_name
- Showarma, shaurma, shoarma, etc.
- Food.image
- Шаурма 6.jpg
- Food.image_size
- 300
- Food.caption
- A chicken shawarma wrap
- Food.place_of_origin
- Turkey
- Food.region
- Levant
- Food.associated_cuisine
- Arab
- Food.type
- Rotisserie
- Food.served
- Hot
- Food.main_ingredient
- Meat (traditionally lamb or mutton, but also chicken, turkey, beef, or veal); pita, laffa, lavash, or any other suitable bread for a wrap; chopped or shredded vegetables; assorted condiments
- Food.similar_dish
- Doner kebab, İskender kebap, gyros, al pastor
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Shawarma (; ) is a Middle Eastern dish that originated during the Ottoman Empire, consisting of meat that is cut into thin slices, stacked in an inverted cone, and roasted on a slow-turning vertical spit. Traditionally made with lamb or mutton, it may also be made with chicken, turkey meat, beef, falafel or veal. The surface of the rotisserie meat is routinely shaved off once it cooks and is ready to be served. Shawarma is a popular street food throughout the Arab world, Israel and the Greater Middle East.
==Etymology== The name in Arabic is a rendering of the term in Turkish (, ), referring to rotisserie.