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6 to 8
Easy
1 hr 15
Published 2014
This is a classic example of foods from two regions meeting up and making friends: potatoes, which originated in the Americas and shawarma spice, which comes from the Middle east. Traditionally, shawarma are thin slices of meat cooked on a large rotating skewer. Once the meat is cooked, it is sliced off and served with pita—much like a Mexican taco. While the tradition calls for meat, potatoes make a wonderful foil for the spice mixture; the shawarma spice gives them a