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camwyn ([personal profile] camwyn) wrote 2005-07-07 05:32 pm (UTC)

Ah, see, I had assumed that British usage of 'kebab' meant what the Greeks call 'souvlaki'- ie, chunks of meat onna stick. Greek souvlaki is marinated lamb or mutton with spices and sauce and lemon juice, but people who aren't Greek tend to refer to anything on a stick as shish kebab, unless it's satay. Which is annoying because shish kebab is Turkish in origin and Greece and Turkey are sort of hereditary enemies.

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