chicken shawarma
Spiced rotisserie fowl
Chicken shawarma is a Middle Eastern dish of seasoned chicken—typically marinated in spices like cumin, turmeric, and garlic—cooked on a vertical rotisserie and shaved into thin slices.
It's commonly served in pita bread or flatbread with vegetables, pickles, and garlic sauce or tahini: I grabbed a chicken shawarma for lunch.
The dish has become a global street food staple.
- pitaHollow Middle Eastern bread
- pita pocketFlatbread with interior pouch
- hummusMashed chickpea spread
- white sauceMilk-based culinary coating
- tahiniGround sesame paste
rotisserie · spit · grilled · Middle Eastern · Lebanese · pickles · pickled turnips · flatbread · juicy · marinated · spiced · wrap · street food · food truck · late night eats · tzatziki · tender · crispy
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