variants
or kebob
or less commonly kabob
: cubes of meat (such as lamb or beef) marinated and cooked with vegetables usually on a skewer
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Expect everything from roasted oysters to smoked chicken wings with coconut chutney or toum and housemade pickles to lamb kebabs, alongside dips and flatbreads.
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Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Jan. 2026
In addition to large dinner platters of shawarma, kebabs, seafood or lamb, Nish! has one of the better dessert selections for a Mediterranean restaurant, ranging from baklava and tiramisu to rice pudding with coconut, loukoumades (doughnuts) and rich basbousa cake, made with semolina flour.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025
There was no snacking, no ‘world food,’ no burgers, kebabs or sushi.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
On some Wednesday afternoons, when school finished early, Creton and Mbeumo would eat a kebab and play football before training started at 5pm.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Jan. 2026
In addition to large dinner platters of shawarma, kebabs, seafood or lamb, Nish! has one of the better dessert selections for a Mediterranean restaurant, ranging from baklava and tiramisu to rice pudding with coconut, loukoumades (doughnuts) and rich basbousa cake, made with semolina flour.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025
There was no snacking, no ‘world food,’ no burgers, kebabs or sushi.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
On some Wednesday afternoons, when school finished early, Creton and Mbeumo would eat a kebab and play football before training started at 5pm.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Kebab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kebab. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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