Shawarma
Middle Eastern gyro
Shawarma is a Middle Eastern dish of seasoned meat—typically lamb, chicken, or beef—stacked on a vertical rotisserie and slow-roasted, then shaved off in thin slices.
It's usually served wrapped in flatbread with vegetables, pickles, and sauces like tahini or garlic: Let's grab shawarma for lunch.
Juvenile sheep
- chickenDomestic fowl for eating
- beefBovine meat for eating
- turkeyWattled North American fowl
- tahiniGround sesame paste
garlic · pickles · turnip · hummus · tomato · onion · parsley · sumac
Expelled mouth moisture
- rotisserieRotating meat cooker
- verticalAt right angles groundward
- roastingCooking with dry heat
- shavedCut very close
carved · marinated · stacked · layered · rotating · drippings · crispy · charred
Of the eastern Mediterranean
- Middle EasternFrom Western Asia's cultural region
- ArabSemitic ethnic group member
- IsraeliMiddle Eastern national
- TurkishOf Anatolia's republic
doner · gyro · Lebanese · Syrian · Palestinian · halal · street food · fast food
lamb
Juvenile sheep
tahini · garlic · pickles · turnip · hummus · tomato · onion · parsley · sumac · cumin
spit
Expelled mouth moisture
- rotisserieRotating meat cooker
- verticalAt right angles groundward
- roastingCooking with dry heat
shaved · carved · marinated · stacked · layered · rotating · drippings · crispy · charred · seasoned
Levantine
Of the eastern Mediterranean
- Middle EasternFrom Western Asia's cultural region
- ArabSemitic ethnic group member
- IsraeliMiddle Eastern national
Turkish · doner · gyro · Lebanese · Syrian · Palestinian · halal · street food · fast food · night
pita
Hollow Middle Eastern bread
flatbread · rice · fries · mezze · takeaway · combo · plate · bowl · stuffed · rolled
Shawarmafalafel
Fried spiced legume ball
tofu · seitan · veggie wrap · salad · hummus plate
- chicken shawarmaSpit-roasted seasoned poultry dish
- shawarma standVendor selling spiced rotisserie meat