kababs
Meat on sticks
Kababs are pieces of seasoned meat—and sometimes vegetables—threaded onto skewers and grilled or roasted.
The spelling varies widely: kebab, kabob, kebob.
Styles range from Middle Eastern shish kabab to South Asian seekh kabab.
The word comes from Arabic and appears across cuisines from Turkey to India: We ordered chicken kababs with rice.
Burned wood residue
- skewerPointed cooking rod
- marinadeSeasoned steeping liquid
- barbecueSlow-cook over coals
- flameBurning gas made visible
smoke · sear · embers · tongs · basting · rotisserie · spit · mesquite
Juvenile sheep
- chickenDomestic fowl for eating
- beefBovine meat for eating
- muttonAdult sheep flesh
- goatHorned, bearded livestock
turkey · liver · kidney · minced · ground · cubed · marinated · paneer
Spiced ground meat patties
Ground aromatic seed
- corianderHerb yielding fragrant seeds
- paprikaGround dried pepper
- turmericYellow rhizome spice
- sumacSpice shrub, sometimes irritating
chili · garlic · ginger · cardamom · saffron · mint · parsley · onion
charcoal
Burned wood residue
flame · smoke · sear · embers · tongs · basting · rotisserie · spit · mesquite · hickory
lamb
Juvenile sheep
goat · turkey · liver · kidney · minced · ground · cubed · marinated · paneer · tofu
kefta
Spiced ground meat patties
cumin
Ground aromatic seed
sumac · chili · garlic · ginger · cardamom · saffron · mint · parsley · onion · yogurt
vendor
One who sells goods
market · hawker · takeaway · wrap · pita · naan · paratha · chutney · sauce · onions
metal
Hard conductive solid
pierced · spit · flatbread · rotating · vertical · horizontal · sword · minced · cubed · chunks
kababsroast beef
Oven-cooked beef cut
schnitzel · sashimi · fish and chips · hamburger · hot dog
- shish kababSkewered grilled meat cubes