Shawarma meat grilled on a rotary spit. Jewish Festival, Oak Park, Santa Barbara, California

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chicken and lamb shawarma on a rotary spit grilled for sale during the 2011 Jewish Festival at oak Park in Santa Barbara, California. a popular Levantine meat preparation, where lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or mixed meats are placed on a spit (commonly a vertical spit in restaurants), and may be grilled for as long as a day. Shavings are cut off the block of meat for serving, and the remainder of the block of meat is kept heated on the rotating spit. Although it can be served in shavings on a plate (generally with accompaniments), "shawarma" also refers to a pita bread sandwich or wrap made with shawarma is a fast-food staple across the Middle East, Europe and the Caucasus

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Size: 2765px × 4155px
Location: oak Park, Santa Barbara, California,
Photo credit: © Eyal Nahmias / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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