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On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 17:26:11 -0400, "Hawknoah" <hawknoah@comcast.net>
wrote:

>I will attempt again to revive this newsgroup by posing a question..
>
>Can anyone tell me what the difference between a shawarma and a gyro is? I
>believe that shawarma is a Lebanese name while gyro is Greek, so the
>difference may just be a linguistic one.  I was in Ottawa last week and
>these things were being sold everywhere -- unfortunately I wasn't in a
>position to try one and find out, which I now regret.  I noticed one stand
>sold both shawarmas and gyros, leading me to believe they may not be one and
>the same.
>

Well, I am by no means and expert but I have had 
plenty of gyros from a lot of different places and shwarma 
from only one place in the DC area.  All of the gyros that I 
have had are basically ground meat (usually lamb or a mixture 
of lamb and beef).  The shwarma that I have had is layered 
cuts of lamb that is sliced off similar to gyros - but it is not 
ground meat.  The top was capped by what looks to be a 
layer of fat and/or suet that seeps down into the meat.

>I would appreciate if anyone could share their expertise about shawarmas,
>which will save me a trip back to Ottawa to find out firsthand what it's all
>about.
>

The shwarma that I have tried is at Max's Place in Wheaton.  It is 
associated with the Shalom Kosher Market in the same shopping 
center on University near Georgia Avenue (2311 University Blvd.).
You can get the Shwarma as a platter or in a Pita with a wide variety 
of veggie fillings.  It's really much better than a gyro as Max's 
serves it.  I think Katz's Deli in Rockville also serves shwarma but 
I haven't tried it there.

Greg Muncill
Silver Spring, MD