Does shawarma come from Lebanon?
Is shawarma from Lebanon?
Originating from the Ottoman Empire (roughly modern-day Turkey) in the 18th or 19th century, shawarma, also spelled shawurma or shawerma, meaning “turning” in Arabic, is a Levantine meat preparation, where thin cuts of lamb, chicken, beef, or mixed meats are stacked in a cone-like shape on a vertical rotisserie ( it has also taken similar form in the Greek Gyro...though there are a few interesting differences).