Shawarma
OriginLevant
Year1800s (Ottoman era)
Key IngredientsMeat/Pita/Garlic sauce
About Shawarma
Stacked marinated meat roasted on a vertical spit and shaved to order. The name comes from the Turkish cevirme, meaning turning. A cousin of Turkish doner kebab and ancestor of the Mexican tacos al pastor via Lebanese emigrants. Wrapped in pita with garlic toum or tahini. Eaten across the Middle East at all hours. The late night king of street food.