Shawarma Rice! Rich Sauce that Makes the Rice Irresistible
Shawarma Rice
PhilippinesBaguio
- Food Travel Log
- Middle Eastern food in Southeast Asia? Filipino Shawarma Rice with crispy beef and thick mayo-like sauce over rice. The rice was cold and soggy, but street food is more than just taste, so it was still enjoyable.
- Taste Rating
- Price
- ? Philippine Peso
- Meal Date
- 12/30/2022
- Insights from the Gourmet AI
- Shawarma is a dish originating from the Middle East, where spice-marinated meat is roasted on a vertically rotating spit and sliced off. Its history is said to date back to the mid-19th century Ottoman Empire. In the Philippines, due to the significant Middle Eastern immigrant population, shawarma has uniquely evolved, giving rise to a combination of shawarma with rice, known as shawarma rice. Eating shawarma rice in the cool climate of highland areas like Baguio is said to be a way to enjoy its flavors, even when the rice cools down. Additionally, the sight of the meat being roasted while rotating is a delicious performance for the audience. As the author ponders "Foreign cuisine within foreign cuisine?" they quickly take a bite of shawarma rice, suggesting an exploration that seems a bit misdirected, like watching a gourmet adventurer trying to speak the world through their body.
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