Spoils of the grill: How different cultures shaped the kebab
Spoils of the grill: How different cultures shaped the kebab SECTIONS Share Synopsis Though it came from the kitchens of the Turks, the kebab has been shaped by various cultures. iStock The first written literary mention of kebabs is found in the Turkish version of The Story of Joseph (Kyssa’i Yusuf, 1377). Related My recent, rather frequent episodes of toothache (too much chocolates and sheer laziness to go to a dentist) made me realise how fortunate the Nawab of Lucknow was. His palace chefs invented a whole new type of kebab that would melt in the mouth so that his bad teeth won’t hav...