[TAG] English->American dictionary

[Benjamin A. Okopnik]

On Sun, Sep 25, 2005 at 11:17:51PM -0700, Mike Orr wrote:
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawarma
> "In Russia Shawarma (?????? or ???????) (shaurma or shaverma) 
> became one of the most popular street foods. Originally from the former 
> Soviet Republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan, shawarma in Russia is generally 
> eaten with a variety of julienned vegetables, tomato sauce, and garlic 
> sauce that is wrapped in lavash."

Damn, that would definitely be after my time. I'd _heard_ of ?????? as
one of those "Asiatic" dishes, but I don't think I ever had it before I
left Russia. It certainly wasn't being sold on street corners back then.


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