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'''Kebab''' ('''Kabab''' in ]/]) means grilled meat in ]. Kebab is made of lamb and beef. In the ], this is usually called ] meat, while a kebab is a stick with small cubes of any kind of meat or fowl and vegetables that is roasted on a grill. '''Kebab''' ('''kabab''' in ]/], also spelled '''kebap''', '''kebob''', '''kabob''') means grilled meat in ].
There are many varieties of kebab and the term means different things in different countries.


== European kebab ==
There are different variants of kebab:

In ] and the rest of ], kebab is usually made of lamb and beef, although chicken and fish can be used for some styles. There are different variants of kebab:


European: European:
*Döner Kebab - roasted sliced lamb or chicken loaf *''Döner Kebab'' - lit. "rotating kebab", sliced lamb or chicken loaf slowly roasted on a rotating spit
*Samak Kebab - grilled fish shish kebab *''Samak Kebab'' - grilled fish shish kebab
*Shish Kebab - grilled cubes of meat on a stick *''Shish Kebab'' - grilled cubes of meat on a stick
*Kofte Kebab - roasted and then grilled cubed beef-lamb loaf on a stick *''Kofte Kebab'' - roasted and then grilled cubed beef-lamb loaf on a stick

⚫ Kebabs are normally served in ] bread with salad. ] kebab restaurants are common in some parts of Europe with Döner Kebab said to be the best-selling fast food in ]. Enterprising take-away operators (catering generally to drunken post-pub revellers) sometimes put kebab meat on a ], producing a culturally-dubious "kebabpizza".

Alternate names for (döner) kebab include ] in ] and ] in the ] and ].


== American kebab ==
Kebabs are normally served in ] bread with salad. Doner can be either lamb or chicken.


In the ], a '''kebab''' is a stick with small cubes of any kind of meat or fowl and vegetables that is roasted on a grill. European kebab is best known by its ] name ].
⚫ Enterprising take-away operators (catering generally to drunken post-pub revellers) sometimes put kebab meat on a ], producing a culturally-dubious "kebabpizza".


American (where it is sometimes called '''shish kebab''' or '''kebob'''): American varieties of kebab include:
*Beef kebab *Beef kebab
*Chicken kebab *Chicken kebab
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*Turkey kebab *Turkey kebab


American kebabs consist of meat and vegetables held together with a wooden skewer and then grilled. Vegetables typically used include ], ], ], ] and ]s. Americans would call lamb Döner Kebab either ] or ]. European schwarma is a slightly different product, however. American kebabs consist of meat and vegetables held together with a wooden skewer and then grilled. Vegetables typically used include ], ], ], ] and ]s.


] kebab restaurants are common in some parts of Europe with Döner Kebab said to be the best-selling fast food in ]. Take-out shish kebab is almost unknown in the US but take-out gyros is quite popular. Take-out shish kebab is almost unknown in the US but take-out gyros is quite popular.


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Revision as of 07:55, 20 March 2004

Kebab (kabab in India/Pakistan, also spelled kebap, kebob, kabob) means grilled meat in Turkish. There are many varieties of kebab and the term means different things in different countries.

European kebab

In Turkey and the rest of Europe, kebab is usually made of lamb and beef, although chicken and fish can be used for some styles. There are different variants of kebab:

European:

  • Döner Kebab - lit. "rotating kebab", sliced lamb or chicken loaf slowly roasted on a rotating spit
  • Samak Kebab - grilled fish shish kebab
  • Shish Kebab - grilled cubes of meat on a stick
  • Kofte Kebab - roasted and then grilled cubed beef-lamb loaf on a stick

Kebabs are normally served in pita bread with salad. Take-out kebab restaurants are common in some parts of Europe with Döner Kebab said to be the best-selling fast food in Germany. Enterprising take-away operators (catering generally to drunken post-pub revellers) sometimes put kebab meat on a pizza, producing a culturally-dubious "kebabpizza".

Alternate names for (döner) kebab include gyros in Greece and shwarma in the Middle East and North Africa.

American kebab

In the United States, a kebab is a stick with small cubes of any kind of meat or fowl and vegetables that is roasted on a grill. European kebab is best known by its Greek name gyros.

American varieties of kebab include:

  • Beef kebab
  • Chicken kebab
  • Tofu kebab
  • Vegetable kebab
  • Turkey kebab

American kebabs consist of meat and vegetables held together with a wooden skewer and then grilled. Vegetables typically used include eggplant, tomato, bell pepper, onion and mushrooms.

Take-out shish kebab is almost unknown in the US but take-out gyros is quite popular.

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