Chef and author Anissa Helou has become synonymous with the food of the Mediterranean, Middle East and North Africa, having written books covering many aspects of these regions including mezze, sweets, baking, and street food. Her latest book is an incredible 500+ page collection of recipes covering the food of the Islamic world. Of the hundreds of recipes within the pages of Feast, we homed in on the Lamb Shawarma recipe. Shawarma is the descendant of Turkish döner kebab, which Anissa explains below. We chose this recipe because it is not usually something you would prepare at home and we were surprised at how quick and easy it is to make. If you don’t like lamb, you can use chicken. Keep this up your sleeve for your next outdoor BBQ and set up a station so people can make their own sandwiches or salads using the meat! —Kristina
Why Anissa loves this recipe: Shawarma, which is the quintessential street food in Lebanon and Syria, could be considered the Levantine version of hamburger: two layers of ultra thin pita bread rolled around copious quantities of thinly sliced grilled lamb that have been previously marinated in a heady mixture of spices including mastic (although not exactly a spice but rather a resin), turnip pickles made pink by adding beetroot to the brine, parsley and tomatoes all drizzled with a tart tahini sauce to make the most scrumptious wrap. As a child, my mother frowned on her “well brought up” kids eating anywhere else but at the table. It wasn’t until after I grew up that I could gorge on shawarma while walking through the streets of pre war Beirut. Now Shawarma has gone global, both as is and as its Mexican variation, tacos al pastor.
For a chance to win a copy of Feast: Food of the Islamic World, respond in the comments section below by June 20, 5PM EST to the following question: What is your favorite street food, and where were you when you had it for the first time? We will announce the winner in the comments section.
About Anissa: Anissa Helou is a chef, food writer, and journalist focusing on the cuisines and culinary heritage of the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and North Africa. Born in Lebanon to a Syrian father and Lebanese mother, Helou is the author of numerous award-winning cookbooks including Sweet Middle East; Levant; The Fifth Quarter, An Offal Cookbook; Modern Mezze; Savory Baking from the Mediterranean; Mediterranean Street Food; Café Morocco; and Lebanese Cuisine. Find Anissa on Instagram at @anissahelou
{Photography by Kristin Perers}
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