The history of kebab

The name kebab comes from Arabic: kabab (کباب) which originally means fried meat, not roasted / grilled meat. The word kabab comes from Aramaic:  kabbābā which may be derived from Akkadian: kabābu which means "grilled, roasted". In the 14th century, kebabs became synonymous with tabahajah, a dish of fried pieces in Persian. In Turkish books, the term kebab is often used for meat balls made from chicken meat or minced lamb. The term new kebab means grilled meat (shish kebab) since the Ottoman Empire, but there is still another more ancient term for roast beef, ie shiwa` (شواء) from Arabic. However, kebabs are still used in the original sense in dishes such as stews, such as kebab bags (kebabs in a bowl) from Turkey. In Egyptian cuisine there is a dish of beef stew and onion called kebab halla.