From Bangladesh To New York To Asia, Kebab Is Kebab
Whether you live in the Middle East, in India, Asia, Persia, and now even the West, you will find Kebab. as a featured meat dish. While the word itself presents with many variant spellings in various cultures, it almost universally refers to small chunks of meat on a skewer, broiled or roasted over a fire, The word, kabab describes the pieces of roasted meat, and is believed to derive from the Arabic word “kebab.” It is tempting to suggest that the word originally meant cube, as, the Arabic word for cube –”Kabbah,” sounds almost identical to Kebab. An in fact, kebab universally refers to cube shaped chunks of meat cooked on a skewer.
The word “sheesh” in “sheesh kebab,” is a later Turkish contribution to the food name and means skewer. Taken together, therefore, the term sheesh kebab refers to roasted chunks of meat placed on a skewer and roasted or broiled. According to scholarly research, the word kababu meaning to burn or char, was used during and after the 14th century synonymously with kabab. And in fact, sheesh kebab almost always refers to grilled or broiled meat on a skewer or stick, except in some Persian applications, where a somewhat related word “tabahajah,: can refer to a dish of fried meat pieces. Perhaps this derivation of the dish name is a separate explanation or perhaps kababu derived its own meaning from the cooking process of kabab, which chars the outside of the meat, locking the flavor inside the roasted pieces.
In any case, which ever word came first, the term kabab appears to universally refer to cube shaped chunks of beef, which are just right for skewing and roasting over an open flame or broiler. Kebab can be served as a main dish or as an appetizer. At the Chaikhana restaurant in Blue Bell, Pa, for example, Kabob dishes are available both as a main course and as an appetizer.
My thanks to Chaikhana, a An Indian and Pakistani Restaurant in Montgomery County, Pa, serving traditional Pakistani and Indian gourmet cuisine. Chaikahana features chicken, beef and lamb Kabob on both their lunch and dinner menus, If you will be visiting Philadelphia, or nearby Montgomery, County, or Delaware County in Delaware, please stop by. All food is Halal.
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