What does the 'shish' in a shish kebab refer to?
A shish kebab is a meal of skewered and grilled pieces of meat. The name of the dish comes from the Turkish word 'şiş', meaning sword or skewer, and 'kebap', meaning roasted meat dish.
Shish kebabs are commonly found in Mediterranean cuisine and are traditionally made with lamb. Nevertheless, there are many versions of shish kebabs, including other meats, poultry and fish. Sometimes, vegetables are placed between the pieces of meat, but in Turkey, the vegetables are normally served on a separate skewer.
In the United States, the word kebab usually refers to shish kebab. Outside of North America, it may also mean doner kebab, which comprises of sliced meat, often served as a sandwich.
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fdeisner
Johnny Rock,
I do the same thing as you. I also use a double chance when I think or know there are multiple correct answers and not knowing which one they will deem correct.
JRW
Georgia Kemp, but they are grilled while on a skewer. Then removed, so the metal skewer can be reused.
Jerry Edwards
Albeck1994,
Possibly because the statement needed to be finished off by saying, "often served as sandwich inside a pitta bread"?
Jerry Edwards
Georgia Kemp,
So therefore not a "Shish" kebab, then.
Georgia Kemp
Kebabs are either sold as a wrap or meal on a plate in NZ with no skewers in sight.
Johnny Rock
earlepg, I've found out after playing this board for awhile now, that there comes times when you know the answer but you also may recognize the author who sometimes uses their personal take or spin on things, and I've found myself making too many mistakes, so when those questions come up I use a double chance even when I know the right answer just in case of that author suggesting another alternative. Like you, I also considered "grilled: as an outside possibility when I knew "skewed" was the answer, so I used a double chance.
earlepg
I didn't think that it was necessary, but I used a double chance. My first choice was "skewer". Since various meats and vegetables may be used, the followup choice woud have been "grilled".
Albeck1994
A sandwich? Never heard a doner kebab called that