Souvlaki
Souvlaki (, ; ) is a Greek food item consisting of small pieces of meat and sometimes vegetables grilled on a skewer. It is usually eaten straight off the skewer while still hot. It can be served with or inside a rolled pita, typically with lemon, sauces, vegetables such as sliced tomato and onion, and fried potatoes as a side. The meat usually used in Greece and Cyprus is pork.
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- Food.name
- Souvlaki
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- Souvlaki in Athens.JPG
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- Souvlaki in Athens, known there also as kalamaki
- Food.country
- Greece
- Food.region
- Greece, Cyprus
- Food.associated_cuisine
- Greek cuisine, Cypriot cuisine
- Food.main_ingredient
- Various meats, herbs, spices and marinades
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- Etymology
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- Kalamaki
- Souvlaki-merida
- Souvlaki pita
- Corfu
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Souvlaki (, ; ) is a Greek food item consisting of small pieces of meat and sometimes vegetables grilled on a skewer. It is usually eaten straight off the skewer while still hot. It can be served with or inside a rolled pita, typically with lemon, sauces, vegetables such as sliced tomato and onion, and fried potatoes as a side. The meat usually used in Greece and Cyprus is pork.
==Etymology== The word souvlaki is a diminutive of the Medieval Greek () itself borrowed from Latin . Souvlaki is the common term in Macedonia and other regions of northern Greece, while in southern Greece and around Athens it is commonly known as kalamaki ().