Shawarma dates back to the Ottoman Empire (modern-day Turkey). The word "shawarma" means "turning" in Arabic. Highly spiced meat (lamb, beef, or chicken) is roasted while stacked on a rotating vertical spit, hence the name "Shawarma." But since most of us don't have a spit at home, you can cook the shawarma meat on the grill, in a pan, or in the oven. In the Middle East, shawarma is just one of the popular street foods that you'll find as you stroll through the streets.  However, Shawarma is sometimes confused with Greek Gyros (pronounced Yee-ros) which is Greek in origin. Similar to Shawarma, "Gyros" means "turning" in Greek. Ground pork, lamb, or beef is mixed with spices and formed into a loaf, around a rotating vertical spit. The gyros loaf is then sliced into very thin, long, strips of meat and served with flatbread, Tzatziki sauce, sliced onions, lettuce, and tomatoes.