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Falafel vs Shawarma - What's the difference?

falafel | shawarma |

As nouns the difference between shawarma and falafel

is that shawarma is a Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture thereof while falafel is a Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas and other ingredients. Often served in a pita.

falafel

Noun

  • (uncountable) A Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas and other ingredients. Often served in a pita.
  • There's a stall at the market that sells fantastic falafel .
  • (countable) A pita with falafel balls inside.
  • * 2003 , Margo Daly, Rough guide to Australia , page 51,
  • Lebanese restaurants are especially good for vegetarians, with falafel rolls (pitta bread stuffed with chickpea patties, hummus and tabbouleh) making an inexpensive, filling meal.
  • (countable) A single falafel ball.
  • The stallholder puts salad into an open pitta bread, followed by the four falafels and then liberally covers them with hummus.

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    shawarma

    Alternative forms

    * shaurma * shoarma * shwarma * shawirma

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture thereof.
  • See also

    * doner kebab * giros * kebab * shish taouk * souvlaki

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