Shawarma, the inexpensive protein beloved by young traveling backpackers all over the world, is usually prepared by stacking thin marinated slices of lamb, chicken or beef in an inverted cone on a ...

While the term "mince" is often applied to ground beef, both have important differences to keep in mind. Ground meat passes through a grinder until it resembles smooth strings with a consistent ...

Into an ever-expanding sea of quick-serve halal spots comes Shawarma Bay, the offshoot of a popular NYC truck. It's opened in ...

Beef mince, like ground beef, gets its name from the method used to process it. While grinding and mincing may sound like similar ways to break down a cut of beef, they are different and lead to ...

One of my favorite sites at Middle Eastern or Mediterranean restaurants is a spit with rotating, roasting meat. The culinary styles of those regions of the world use some of the oldest practices and ...

In the mid-1970s, Americans were introduced to a Mediterranean street food that had been part of that region’s culture for centuries: the gyro. Many folks argued about how to pronounce it — for the ...

Shawarma is a standard at Arabic restaurants, where chicken or beef versions are piled on platters and rolled into sandwich wraps. At some eateries around New Orleans you may spot the vertical ...

As the shawarma spins, so the New Orleans food world turns. In a new twist, there are now competing outposts here for a type of Middle Eastern fast food that sounds familiar but brings something quite ...