Kebab (also occasionally transliterated as kebap, kabab, kebob, kabob, kibob, kebhav, kephav) refers to a variety of meat dishes in Pashtun,Turkish, Persian, Caucasian, Central Asian, South Asian and some of the African cuisines, consisting of grilled or broiled meats wrapped in Turkish bread accompanied by lettuce tomatoes with garlic sauce. The most common kebabs include lamb and beef, although others use goat, chicken, fish, or shellfish. Observant Muslims and Jews do not use pork for kebabs because of religious and cultural prohibitions, but pork kebabs can be found in Armenia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, United Kingdom and India, especially in the state of Goa.

Like other ethnic foods brought by immigrants and travelers, the kebab has become part of everyday cuisine in multicultural countries around the globe. The word kabab (????) is ultimately from Arabic and originally meant fried meat, not grilled meat. The Arabic word possibly derives from Aramaic ????kabb?b?, which probably has its origins in Akkadian kab?bu meaning "to burn, char".

In the 14th century, kebab is defined to be synonymous with tabahajah, a Persian word for a dish of fried meat pieces. The Persian word was considered more high-toned in the medieval period. Kebab was used frequently in Turkish books of that time to refer to meatballs made of ground or pounded chicken or lamb .

Only in the Turkish period, did kebab gain its current meaning of shish kebab, whereas earlier shiwa` ????had been the Arabic word for grilled meat. Kebab still retains its original meaning in the names for stew-like dishes such as tas kebab (bowl kebab).

Similarly, kebab halla is an Egyptian dish of stewed beef and onions.

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