Definition of shawarma
: a sandwich especially of sliced lamb or chicken, vegetables, and often tahini wrapped in pita bread
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More than 50 beer, wine and spirits purveyors will be on hand, plus more than a dozen foods makers (from shawarma to bacon).
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My beef shawarma bowl and soda cost $16.50, but the market’s 18 food vendors also offer $2 pizza slices, arepas and an $8 heap of fried chicken served in a waffle cone.
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The Lebanese-style garlic sauce is a memorable accent to our juicy chicken shawarma ($10), while the yogurt-mint sauce goes nicely with falafel.
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There will be octopus with shawarma spice, my grandmother’s lamb kebabs over charcoal.
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This bar-friendly version comes as a mound of juicy grilled chicken wings rubbed in shawarma spices that are aided by a healthy swipe of garlicky toum for dipping.
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On the menu: Hummus; smoked baba ghanouj; gyro wrap; falafel platter; chicken shawarma platter; kushari mint tea; hibiscus rose water tea.
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Spinach pie and the marinated chicken dish shawarma are customer favorites, says Rasha Obaid, Majd AlGhatrif’s wife, who manages cafe and gallery.
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Mighty Gyros Kefta kabobs from the grill, chicken shawarma plates and gyro pita sandwiches are all on the menu at Mighty Gyros in Glendale, near 59th Avenue and Union Hills Drive.
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Origin and Etymology of shawarma
Levantine Arabic shāwurma sliced lamb on a skewer, from Turkish çevirme, literally, turn, rotation, from çevir- turn
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