variants
or kebob
or less commonly kabob
: cubes of meat (such as lamb or beef) marinated and cooked with vegetables usually on a skewer
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Protein-rich beef helps speed recovery after a hard run, so serve these kebabs — which can be assembled in advance — at your post-race celebration.
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Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 28 May 2025
Think punches, kebabs, dips, and finger-friendly or single serve foods.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
Its menu, not yet finalized, will feature Nigerian pepper soup with turkey breast, red chili and olive oil, roast beef kebabs with black and red pepper and passata (uncooked tomato puree), along with whole fried and stewed fish.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025
There’s no shortage of delicious things to eat in East Hollywood: herbaceous lamb kebabs at Saffy’s; garlicky prawns at Kuya Lord; the entire spicy-sweet-salty pantheon of Thai Town.
—Jamie Feldmar, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
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Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 28 May 2025
Think punches, kebabs, dips, and finger-friendly or single serve foods.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
Its menu, not yet finalized, will feature Nigerian pepper soup with turkey breast, red chili and olive oil, roast beef kebabs with black and red pepper and passata (uncooked tomato puree), along with whole fried and stewed fish.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025
There’s no shortage of delicious things to eat in East Hollywood: herbaceous lamb kebabs at Saffy’s; garlicky prawns at Kuya Lord; the entire spicy-sweet-salty pantheon of Thai Town.
—Jamie Feldmar, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
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“Kebab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kebab. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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