Best Shawarma in Toronto
Shawarma is one of Toronto’s best popular late-night snacks. Pitalite honoured to serve our customers with delicious, fresh, healthy with best taste of Shawarma in heart of toronto.
With immigrants from all across the world setting up fast food joints across the city, there are some hidden pearls which are completely worth the effort. For those of you who are tired of having a hot dog or a sandwich, you can try and fill your stomach with the help of the Middle East’s favourite Shawarma. For those of you who are unaware of this meat based roll, it is a roll made up of meat (generally lamb, chicken, beef or veal) with a few veggies and a sauce.
The history of the Shawarma
The Shawarma was invented in Ottoman Turkey where it was called the ‘Doner kebab’. The name ‘Shawarma’ comes from the Turkish word ‘Cevirme’ which means ‘turning’. It is an Arabic rendering of this Turkish word.
The Ottoman chefs were the first to understand the benefits of roasting meat vertically. Doing it horizontally meant that all the yummy juices would just drain in the fire. With the vertical spit, you could have much more tender, juicier and softer meat.
With the Ottoman empire stretching all over the Middle East and Levant, the shawarma’s popularity grew, both within the region and in the West, where it was introduced by Middle Eastern immigrants.
What’s in it?
There are many versions of a shawarma, but the main version is that of a roll where you have a lightly toasted Lebanese flatbread with some veggies and a sauce (generally a garlic yoghurt sauce) and the meat of your choice. The meat can be anything from turkey, chicken, lamb or beef with small slices slowly roasted on a rotating spit.
There are many places which also offer you shawarmas with pita bread or without any bread altogether.
Here in Toronto, you can get the yummiest of shawarmas at any of the Pita Lite restaurants situated across the city. At Pita Lite, we prepare the shawarmas, Falafels, Kabab rolls and other sides in a traditional Middle Eastern style, which gives you the best shawarma in Toronto you would not get anywhere else. For more information, visit Pita Lite’s website here.