What is Chicken Shawarma? Nutritional Facts, Calories & Taste

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What is Chicken Shawarma?

Chicken shawarma is made by marinating chicken with herbs and spice. Ingredients for flavoring the chicken during marinade may include garlic, yogurt and lemon. The meat is stacked on a vertical spit that turns as the meat slowly roasts. The chicken shawarma is shaved off of the outer layer for serving. It has a tender, moist texture and a spicy, savory flavor.

What does Chicken Shawarma Taste Like?

Salty

Salty is one of the five main tastes. It has a satisfying and addictive quality with hints of sourness. Salty foods include cheeses, cured meats, chips, and olives. It is used in almost every dish and prepared food. Salt is added to enhance flavor and offer a distinctly salty taste.

Spicy

Spicy is a flavor that brings heat and fire to food by creating a burning sensation in the mouth or sinuses. Spicy flavors come from hot peppers, horseradish, and wasabi. Spicy adds a kick and sometimes complexity to a dish and releases endorphins, creating a mildly addictive quality.

Ingredients

chicken breast

Chicken breast that is roasted with or without its skin until the meat is moist and tender.

yogurt

Yogurt is a bacteria fermented dairy product made from milk. Cow's milk is usually used, but any kind of milk will create yogurt. The bacteria and gentle heat coagulates the milk to create the thick and creamy substance known as yogurt. Yogurt is white and easy to eat with a spoon. Its flavor is gently tart. Yogurt is used for dishes both sweet and savory and is most often eaten as a snack in the US.

malt vinegar

Malt vinegar is a popular British condiment made from fermented ale. The term malt refers to the barley that is used in making ale; it is germinated and then dried before it is added to the beer. The vinegar has a thin viscosity and a translucent brown tone. The flavor is salty, nutty, it goes well with fish and chips and other fried foods.

lemon juice

Lemon juice is made from the flesh of the pulpy yellow lemon fruit. The juice is squeezed from the flesh of the lemon and is a pale yellow color. The flavor is very sour and bright. Lemon juice is used in multiple cuisines around the world to brighten and enhance the flavors of the other ingredients. Lemon juice is used to make lemonade and goes well on fish. It has many uses.

salt

Salt is a mineral composed mostly of sodium chloride. It is the main flavoring used in food and is naturally occurring in certain foods, such as cheese, beets, meat and celery, plus many others. Salt is white and has finer granules than sugar. Many commercial salts include iodide, while others exclude it. Most salts are white, while some are naturally pale pink with minerals. Salt brings out the flavor of something and can create a tangy mouthfeel, if used in excess.

garlic

Garlic is used in cuisines around the world and is extremely popular for its depth of flavor. The garlic bulb forms underneath the soil and is harvested once it reaches maturity. The bulb typically has thin, dry, white and flaky skin, surrounding the individual cloves. Often there are 10-12 cloves to a bulb/head of garlic. The cloves are cream colored with a strong smell and flavor that is spicy and sharp. Garlic takes on a nutty flavor in addition, when cooked. It is used in countless dishes, sauces, breads and more.

curry powder

There are many varieties of curry powder. One of the most common ones is made from a mixture of coriander, cumin, black pepper, turmeric, mustard and cinnamon. The spices vary, but the first four of these spices are almost always present in a curry powder. The powder is fine and light and ranges from golden to brown or orange. The flavors are spicy, bright, earthy and sometimes sweet. Curry powder is added to many Indian dishes to give a delicious complexity of tastes.

allspice

Allspice is a spice made from the dried berries of the pimenta dioica plant; a member of the myrtle family. Allspice is ground into a powder that is a dark rich brown color and used to flavor baked good and added to some savory dishes. The flavor is similar to a combination of cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and a hint of black pepper.

ground black pepper

The peppercorn plant grows in tropical climate and produces tiny black fruit. The fruit is dried and become hard. At this point it is ground into a textured powder comprised of black and grey dots. It has a flavor that is spicy, pungent and sharp. Pepper is an extremely popular spice, especially in Western cuisines and lends a gentle heat to dishes. There are different varieties of black pepper and the flavor changes subtly because of this.

Chicken Shawarma Nutritional Facts and Calories

Serving Size: 6 oz 170g

6 oz

	Amount Per Serving	% Daily Value
Calories	121kcal	6%
Fats	2g	3%
Sat. fats	0g	0%
Mono. Fats	0g	0%
Trans fats	N/A
Carbs	5g	2%
Sugars	N/A
Fiber	0g	0%
Proteins	22g	29%
Cholesterol	48mg	16%
Sodium	340mg	15%

Healthy Level

Unhealthy Level

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much protein is in Chicken Shawarma?

6 oz of Chicken Shawarma contains 22 g of protein.

How many carbs are in Chicken Shawarma?

6 oz of Chicken Shawarma contains 5 g of carbs.

How much fat is in Chicken Shawarma?

6 oz of Chicken Shawarma contains 2 g of fat.

How many calories are in 6 oz of Chicken Shawarma?

There are 121 calories in 6 oz of Chicken Shawarma.

How many calories are in 1 oz of Chicken Shawarma?

There are 20 calories in 1 oz of Chicken Shawarma.

How many calories are in 1 pound of Chicken Shawarma?

There are 322 calories in 1 pound of Chicken Shawarma.