https://www.saltshaker.net/20220113/the-chronicles-of-shawarma-book-xiv Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:09:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.saltshaker.net/20220113/the-chronicles-of-shawarma-book-xiv#comment-283189 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:09:56 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/?p=33592#comment-283189 […] Samer, Montevideo 680, San Nicolas – Flavorwise, this is a great shawarma – the meat has a nice char, and a real citric edge – I’m guessing they dust it well with sumac, one of my favorites for shawarma meat. Size, not so sure – for a regular shawarma, decent. But, this is the “Shawarma Extra”, which is supposed to be “with extra meat” and also slathered with hummus (195 pesos) in addition to the yogurt sauce on the regular size (180 pesos). If this is extra meat, I’d hate to see how little is in the regular, unless there’s minimal difference – which may well be the case given the mere 15 peso, or about 25 US cents, difference, that also includes the hummus! Everything very fresh. Service friendly. Definitely recommended. [Closed, replaced by a branch of Al-Zein] […]

]]> https://www.saltshaker.net/20220113/the-chronicles-of-shawarma-book-xiv#comment-269644 Mon, 14 Feb 2022 21:24:13 +0000 https://www.saltshaker.net/?p=33592#comment-269644 […] my last shawarma post I reviewed the new outpost of Al Zein here in Recoleta, which I liked quite a bit, particularly […]

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