List of kebabs



This is a list of kebab dishes from around the world. Kebabs are various cooked meat dishes, with their origins in Middle Eastern cuisine and the Muslim world. Although kebabs are often cooked on a skewer, many types of kebab are not.

Iran
Not every dish containing the word "kebab" is listed below. For example, chelow kabab (چلوکباب, lit. 'cooked rice plus kebab') is not listed, because it is a meal consisting of cooked rice and one of the many kebab types listed below. Such is the case of kabāb turki (کباب ترکی, Persian variation of shawarma), Tāskabāb (تاس‌کباب, actually a stew), kabāb shāmi (کباب شامی, cutlets). or Tābeh kabāb (تابه کباب, pan-fried ground beef).