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{{Short description|Chicken dish}}
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'''Shish taouk''' or '''shish tawook'''<ref name="Edelstein2010">{{cite book|author=Sari Edelstein|title=Food, Cuisine, and Cultural Competency for Culinary, Hospitality, and Nutrition Professionals|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tl9Pcq25s8AC&pg=PA573|date=22 October 2010|publisher=Jones & Bartlett Publishers|isbn=978-1-4496-5968-4|pages=573–}}</ref> ({{Langx|ar|شيش طاووق}}; {{Langx|tr|tavuk şiş}}<ref name="Maxwell2010">{{cite book|author=Virginia Maxwell|title=Istanbul|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iBnjiaxjqFgC&pg=PA145|date=15 September 2010|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=978-1-74220-404-8|pages=145–}}</ref><ref name="Ozan2013">{{cite book|author=Ozcan Ozan|title=The Sultan's Kitchen: A Turkish Cookbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3QHQAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT179|date=13 December 2013|publisher=Tuttle Publishing|isbn=978-1-4629-0639-0|pages=179–}}</ref>) is a traditional marinated [[Chicken (food)|chicken]] [[shish kebab]] of [[Ottoman cuisine]] that later became part of [[Middle Eastern cuisine]]. It is widely eaten in the Middle East and [[Caucasus]].<ref name="RossAkoury-Ross2009">{{cite book|author1=Lisa M. Ross|author2=Lisa Akoury-Ross|title=New American Cuisine for Today's Family: Fresh Ideas to Prepare Healthy Mediterranean Meals in Under 30 Minutes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1dqQgVWV920C&pg=PT69|date=1 June 2009|publisher=SDP Publishing LLC|isbn=978-0-9824461-1-9|pages=69–}}</ref> A similar dish in [[Iranian cuisine|Persian cuisine]] is the traditional [[jujeh kabab]]. It is also served in [[Kebab shop|kebab houses]] in many cities around the world.<ref name="HaddadSmith2002">{{cite book|author1=Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad|author2=Jane I. Smith|title=Muslim Minorities in the West: Visible and Invisible|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x03mFxZTv44C&pg=PA138|date=1 January 2002|publisher=Rowman Altamira|isbn=978-0-7591-0218-7|pages=138–}}</ref>

==Etymology==
''Shish'' in Syrian-Arabic dialects or ''şiş'' in [[Turkish language|Turkish]] means [[skewer]]. Some scholars assert that it is itself a Persian loanword from ''sikh'',{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} others say that it comes from the root "sı" in old Turkish meaning "to cut".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nisanyansozluk.com/?k=%C5%9Fi%C5%9F1&lnk=1|title=şiş|access-date=4 November 2017}}</ref> It has been adopted in [[Egyptian Arabic]], Lebanese-Arabic and Syrian-Arabic dialects. ''Tavuk'' ({{IPA|tr|taˈvuk|pron}}) comes from old [[Turkish languages|Turkic]] ''takagu'' and means chicken.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nisanyansozluk.com/?k=tavuk&x=0&y=0|title=tavuk|access-date=15 November 2014}}</ref>

==Preparation==
The dish consists of cubes of chicken that are marinated, then skewered and grilled. Common marinades are based upon yogurt and lemon juice or tomato puree, though there are other variations.

==Methods of serving==
The dish is eaten either as a sandwich or on a platter with vegetables, sometimes with [[rice]] or [[French fries]]. The [[Turkish cuisine]] version is generally served with rice, yogurt, cucumber salad and skewer-grilled vegetables. The [[Syrian cuisine|Syrian]] and [[Lebanese cuisine|Lebanese version]] is usually served with [[toum]] (a garlic paste sauce), [[hummus]] and [[tabbouleh]]. The sandwich version comes generally in a [[flatbread]] or as a [[dürüm]], and frequently accompanied by lettuce, tomatoes, and pickled turnips.

==See also==
{{Portal|Food}}
* [[List of Middle Eastern dishes]]
* [[List of chicken dishes]]
* [[List of kebabs]]
* [[Falafel]]
* [[Kafta]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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