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Döner kebab slicing
Shawarma meat being cut. The meat is roasted in a special oven before making it into a sandwich.

Shawarma (Arabic: شاورما; in Turkish: Çevirme) is a meat sandwich eaten by people in the Middle East. It is served in round Arabic bread with meat and vegetables, with some spice or sauce of choice, in it. Normally, the meat can either be lamb, beef, turkey, or chicken. Shawarma can also be spelled chawarma, shwarma, shawerma, or shoarmais.

It was first introduced by people from Turkey. They call it çevirme, which means "turning", because the meat can be turned around in the oven, but the Arabs changed its recipe from the Turkish Doner kebab.

Images for kids

  • Restauranthouder bij zijn shoarma spit, Bestanddeelnr 255-6509

    Shawarma in Lebanon, 1950

  • Shawarma-sandwich-01

    Shawarma in a pita

  • Шаурма в лаваше сравнение 2 (cropped)

    Shawarma in "cheese" (top) and "regular" (bottom) lavash

  • Mixed Shawarma (2843435528)

    Mixed shawarma

  • Shawarma preparation in central Aleppo, Syria

    Slicing and preparation

  • Chicken Shawarma on a Stick

    Shawarma on a plate

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Shawarma para niños

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