Russian Shawarma

[nb2000]

In few conversations Shawarma popped up as a topic of conversation and even in Israel shawarma is attributed to have been brought in by Russian immigrants.
So my question is what Russian shawarma consist of?
Thanks

[Bonjour]

Do you mean shaverma? If that's it, then it's like a burrito-in a thick tortilla-chuncks of meat, tomastoes, cucumbers, onions...they put mayo or ketchup on it (or both).

[Velu]

Shavarma in India is:

Lots of meat attached tightly to a vertical shaft of 500 mm long.
With meat, it is about 300 mm dia.
It is rotated.
An electric heater roasts the meat on the surface, along the height of the meat roll.

when the surface is roasted to a sufficient depth, the meat is shaved off in flakes:
And served with accompaniment.

It can as well be called SHAVE-ARMA

I think the name is of Arab origin.

[kurshad]

Originally Posted by Velu

Shavarma in India is:

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It can as well be called SHAVE-ARMA

I think the name is of Arab origin.

The name of "Shawarma or Shawirma" comes from a turkish name "Chevirme".

The verb "chevirmek" means -to turn and the the adjectif "chevirme" means -smthng be turned.
This adjectif is used in turkish for the meat which baked on the fire by turning.

[Velu]

Oh! Because it turns, not because it is shaved !

BTW, are you Turkish !

[sorent]

lol and word "photography" comes from estonian word "fotograafia"

[Velu]

Originally Posted by sorent

lol and word "photography" comes from estonian word "fotograafia"

Yeah! Great discovery !

BTW, is that a pic of a church from Riga ?
I have a picture post card like this, sent by a girl from Riga!

Are you from Estonia? If so, how is it now, after the break up of USSR?