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Arabic (Pan-Arabic)
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Lebanon
shawarma (شاورما)
What is it? 
Middle Eastern meat cooked on a vertical rotating spit. Shares the same Ottoman origins as döner kebap.
Wrapped & Filled
Related Terms
tacos árabes
tacos al pastor
döner kebap
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