Kebabs are a popular Middle Eastern takeaway fast food. They are a meat dish consisting of shaved slices of chicken, beef or lamb (or vegetarian option of falafel) eaten in a roll of flat bread (unleavened) with salad and sauce.
The word is Arabic in origin and comes from the word keba, which means "to turn." It’s believed this word came from the medieval Persian soldiers that would cook their meat over the fire using their swords as big skewers.
English originally acquired the term in the late seventeenth century via Hindi kabab. At first it was spelled cabab or kabob, and it took a long time to settle down orthographically; indeed in American English kabob remains the preferred spelling.
Ibn Battuta, the famous Moroccan traveler has mentioned that Kebab was an integral part of the daily diet of Indian royalty as early as 1200 AD.
Origin of kebab
