This post is for my brother… 🙂
Shawarma is roasted meat on a revolving spit (much like gyro is done) it can be lamb, turkey, chicken, beef, veal or a mix of meats.
They cut it off the spit, smear some hummus & if you like it ‘spicy’ some pepper paste into a pita, stuff the meat in & put in a cucumber & tomato salad. Â Then there’s a bar with so many yummy options, both spicy & not. Â I chose roasted eggplant, pickled eggplant (which were about the size of a large grape tomato and PURPLE), a cabbage & carrot salad (which had a little kick to it and some really amazing Mediterranean spices), and pickles – adding them one at a time from my cute little bowl – they were all amazing.
Chris accidentally picked a tomato & what looked like jalapeno topping with cilantro, which was good, but really spicy. Â I took one bite with that one.
They had a bottle of tahini you could squirt over the whole thing, but i opted out of that.
The meat was juicy and tender with a flavor I can’t describe except to say it tastes like shawarma (I know, that’s not helpful)… like little slices of pork, really (though i know it’s not pork) roasty and just mmmmm.
I have to say that the cucumbers here are amazing… they just taste fresher somehow!! Â The tomatoes aren’t much different than home. Â Oh, and the pita… let me just say it was the best pita I have ever had.
There it is… and for all of you who have been here  had it – are you celebrating with me? 🙂
I liked it a lot. And the fact that the avengers ate it is just a bonus
So what’s the difference between Falafal and Shawarma? They look similar.
P.S. You’re making us hunrgy!
Falafal is chick pea flour in a ball & fried – they also stuff it in a pita with all the fixins, or you can eat it plain. I had falafel yesterday served ‘on the side’ with hummus. They serve hummus or tahini with EVERYTHING.
We’ll try to post a better pic of them so you can see the difference – it’s hard to discern inside the pita! 🙂
Thanks
Awesome! I’ve had it stateside but you got the real thing! It’s going to be hard to leave all that healthy Whole Food!
So Sis, I have a grinder, think we should attempt it?
absolutely!