This Middle Eastern twist on an Italian classic is a clever way to use up ground lamb. The sauce is a labor of love, but well it’s worth the wait. Think lamb shawarma meets Italian wedding soup. Make ...

Shawarma is a Middle Eastern meat preparation originally made with lamb. The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a week that is available to read on ...

If you're tired of ground beef, ground pork or ground chicken, ground lamb is definitely a good alternative that adds a whole punch of flavor without breaking the bank. While definitely not as ...

This soup was inspired by the flavors of intensely spiced lamb shawarma and the components of Italian wedding soup (subbing beans for the traditional pasta). If you prefer other greens, such as Swiss ...

Cooks jealously guard their trade secrets for delicious roasted shawarma. Recipes are passed down from mother to daughter, father to son, aunt to niece, uncle to nephew. Rarely are these recipes ...

Ever since people figured out fire millions of years ago, there’s been a primal allure to roasting meat over a bed of crackling flames. From a medieval suckling pig to store-bought rotisserie chicken, ...

I finally got to meet Mr. Shawarma, Avi Eli! Even though it was only for a few minutes, I didn’t mind. I was anxious to get back to my beautiful bowl of veggies and falafel. If you’re wondering who ...

On New Year’s Eve, I encountered an unexpected shawarma preparation in Manhattan’s East Village. Not that there’s anything unexpected about shawarma in the city. New York is home to one of the fastest ...

Many years ago, when I was backpacking across the Middle East, I discovered there was a subject that divided its citizens. This time it wasn’t about religion, but rather the profoundly bitter and deep ...

Chef Ayesha Nurdjaja of Shuka reastaurant in New York City is stopping by the TODAY kitchen to share a few or her favorite Middle Eastern-inspired entertaining recipes. She shows us how to make ...

My most epic sandwich moment happened near Petra in Jordan back in the 1990s, with a friend who was perpetually hungry, regardless of the blistering hot weather. When he spotted a lonely shawarma ...