variants
or kebob
or less commonly kabob
: cubes of meat (such as lamb or beef) marinated and cooked with vegetables usually on a skewer
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Between stops, grab a doner kebab and enjoy it while people watching.
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Catherine Garcia, theweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Specialty dishes include Yemenite-style bread rolled by hand to Solomonov’s hummus, mezze plates and kebabs grilled to order over charcoal in the open kitchen.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
Folks line up at Paşa Döner for dark meat–only chicken kebabs shaved onto buns served alongside drive-thru-thin french fries.
—Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2024
There were also burgers and fish kebabs, neither of which were 3D printed.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
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Catherine Garcia, theweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Specialty dishes include Yemenite-style bread rolled by hand to Solomonov’s hummus, mezze plates and kebabs grilled to order over charcoal in the open kitchen.
—Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
Folks line up at Paşa Döner for dark meat–only chicken kebabs shaved onto buns served alongside drive-thru-thin french fries.
—Betsy Andrews, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2024
There were also burgers and fish kebabs, neither of which were 3D printed.
—Matt Reynolds, WIRED, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Kebab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kebab. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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