Turkey.
Kebab is Turkish for roast meat.
Shish kebab is mutton rubbed with salt, pepper, spices...and then roasted on a skewer
The "shish" part of the phrase means "skewer." The "kebab" (or kebob, kabab, etc.) part of the phrase means "roasted meat." In many places in the world, the "shish" has been dropped entirely and the dish is just known as "kebab" although still cooked on skewers over open heat. A shish-kebab in the United States is usually pieces of meat cut into 2" cubes and pushed onto a skewer with various vegetables (mushrooms, onion, peppers, tomatoes), and grilled. In England, a kabab is ground meat (lamb, beef) formed around a stick or skewer and grilled. Either way, with a dipping sauce and fresh chips, it's a treat.
Kebabs (also called kebobs) are small pieces of marinated meat, especially lamb. Kebabs are usually prepared as shish kababs, where they are placed on skewers along with tomatoes, onions, green peppers, etc., and broiled.
There are several countries from ancient times where kebabs were popular. One was Persia (today Iran), another was India, and another was Greece. It is difficult to know which country actually served them first, but they seem to have been popular in all three.
Kebab is Turkish for roast meat. Usually made with mutton (lamb).
Customarily a doner kebab consists of the shavings of roasted goat carcass, but you should really ask your local doner kebab vendor for details on the contents of his particular brand of off-putting luncheon-cadaver.
shish kebab
The variant spelling "shish-kabob" refers to the skewer food "shish kebab."
Armenia
The Turkish or Armenian dish is usually Anglicized as shish kebab or shish kabob (or more rarely shish kebob), where shish represents the word for "skewer," among various forms of spit-roasted meat or kebab. The US form of the dish can include various skewered chunks of meats and vegetables.
Mister Ed - 1958 Ed the Shish Kebab 4-15 was released on: USA: 19 January 1964
Shish kebab contains meat and vegetables on a stick. The meat is in the protein food group, and the vegetables are in the vegetables food group.
The spelling kebab (also kabab) refers to a meat cooked or served on skewers. It is usually applied to shish kebab, skewered meat and vegetables.
Kebabs come from Greece
If it is good meat and not oily, then most likely a lamb or chicken shish.
Skewers is a long thin metal or wooden stick that is used to make shish kebabs. Shish kabobs are made of meat, onion, pepper and potatoes and they are all placed on the same skewer and grilled on a barbeque. Food preparation done this way is very tasty. People don't normally eat the skewers themselves but do eat the food that is on them.
The "shish" part of the phrase means "skewer." The "kebab" (or kebob, kabab, etc.) part of the phrase means "roasted meat." In many places in the world, the "shish" has been dropped entirely and the dish is just known as "kebab" although still cooked on skewers over open heat. A shish-kebab in the United States is usually pieces of meat cut into 2" cubes and pushed onto a skewer with various vegetables (mushrooms, onion, peppers, tomatoes), and grilled. In England, a kabab is ground meat (lamb, beef) formed around a stick or skewer and grilled. Either way, with a dipping sauce and fresh chips, it's a treat.
It is written that Christopher Columbus was fond of Portuguese espetadas, a beef shish kebab marinated in wine and roasted on an open fire.The term shish kebab comes from Turkish words literally meaning "skewer" and "roast meat," and it is a signature Turkish meal. Kebabs were a natural solution for nomadic tribes. Unusual meats were marinated not only to tenderize, but also to get rid of some of the gamey flavor.