Shish taouk (Montreal)

Shish taouk (Montreal)
This article is about the popular Montreal fast-food dish. For the traditional dish it was derived from, see Shish taouk.
A shish taouk platter

A shish taouk is a Montreal-style chicken shawarma.[1] It is the Montreal version of the traditional Lebanese dish, and is usually served in a pita wrap. Montreal's Middle Eastern community, which originates mainly from Lebanon, has made the shish taouk a restaurant staple in Montreal.[2] Most Lebanese retaurants serve this dish as well as beef shawarma (simply referred to as shawarma) and falafel. Some fast food chains in Montreal, such as Amir, Arz, Basha, Falafel, Sarab, and Zouki's among others, specialize in shish taouk.

The term shish taouk is technically inaccurate; it generally refers to Turkish style skewered chicken (Turkish şiş tavuk). However, in Montreal, a chicken shawarma is generally referred to as a shish taouk. The origin of this "wrongful" appellation (according to some members of the Lebanese community) has been credited to Abdallah Akkouche, of the Basha restaurant chain.[1]

Some of the "westernized" versions available in Montreal include using a garlic mayonnaise sauce. Montreal shish taouk is marinated in a mixture of olive oil, lemon, and garlic,[1] and is garnished with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickled turnip, and tahini sauce and/or hummus. Afterwards it is toasted on a grill or panini press. It is often served with home fried garlic potaotes, or sometimes rice, tabouli or couscous. Many restaurants also offer a shish taouk platter, which offers all the ingredients above in a plated fashion rather than as a pita sandwich. Most shish taouk platters are served with a pita bread on the side, which the customer can decline.

Notable shish taouk restaurants

Of the many chains serving shish taouk in the greater Montreal area, Amir is by far the largest with over 50 locations.[3] There are also countless independent restaurants offering shish taouk and other Lebanese fare. Several of them have achieved a notoriety that goes beyond the limits of the metro area. Perhaps the most famous of these is Boustan, near the corner of Crescent and Maisonneuve,[1] which used to have Prime Minister Pierre Eliott Trudeau as a regular customer.[4] The owner of Boustan is one of the most prominent objectors of the term shish taouk and still refuses to use it on his menu.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Brownstein, Bill (26 October 2005). "Shushed on shish". The Gazette (Montreal: Canwest). http://www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/news/arts/story.html?id=82438070-4477-4d5e-98d9-d27e98632db1. Retrieved 2010-01-12. 
  2. ^ MacDonald, Austin (2008). Montreal & Quebec City for Dummies. For Dummies. p. 111. ISBN 9780470153383. http://books.google.ca/books?id=mWptAvMxINcC&pg=PA111&dq=shish+taouk+montreal&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false. 
  3. ^ "Bienvenue chez Amir". 2006. http://www.restoamir.com/historique.html. Retrieved 2010-01-12. (French)
  4. ^ Brokaw, Leslie (2009). Frommer's Montréal & Québec City. Frommer's. p. 84. ISBN 9780470497319. http://books.google.ca/books?id=x0yCaQIFn6AC&pg=PA84&dq=shish+taouk+montreal&cd=3#v=onepage&q=&f=false. 

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