A Shawarma is a Middle Eastern Arabic-style sandwich wrap usually composed of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture of meats. Shawarma is a popular dish and fast-food staple across the Middle East; it has also become popular worldwide. Shawarma is known as guss in Iraq; it is similar to the gyros of Greece.
The classic shawarma combination is pita bread or lavash, hummus, tomato and cucumber, and the shaved meat itself. Typical additional toppings include tahini and amba (mango pickle). A shawarma is cooked on a vertical grill for which the marinated meat is heaped on a metal rod. The heat from the vertical grill cooks the meat.
