A kebab (also spelled kabob) refers to small pieces of meat, poultry, fish and sometimes vegetables that are threaded onto a skewer before grilling or broiling. The kebab components are often marinated before cooking. Examples of skewered dishes include the French brochette, the Italian spiedini, the Russian shashlik, the Middle Eastern shish kebab and the Indonesian saté. Fresh fruit kebabs are used as appetizers, they may or may not be heated.

In Australia, a Lebanese kebab is usually a thick round bit of pita bread wrapped around some bits of spiced, compressed meat (chicken, beef, pork are standard choices) plus a variety of vegetable matter such as lettuce, tomato, tabooli and humus (last two spelt phonetically). There is also a vegetarian option - instead of compressed meat, you get these round fried balls made from chic peas (I think). Anyway, the whole thing is very greasy and drippy and can also include chilli, garlic, tomato or BBQ sauce. Surprisingly enough, it doesn't taste too bad. Usual price is about $4AUD.

I've recently moved to USA and have got a hankering for a good kebab. Haven't seen one yet. From my short experience of California, it looks like Mexican food has really taken this niche and there seems to be little Lebanese cuisine around. Correct me if I'm wrong!

A Kebab (or Kebap) is a type of restaurant liberally sprinkled around France, especially in areas with high North African or Turkish immigrant populations. It's a specific sort of sandwich shop, and some of them serve more typical French sandwiches.

There are a number of typical sandwiches you may find in a kebab:
• Kebab frites ou salade (kebab with fries or salad) - The kebab part is the easy-to-see large hunk of donair meat turning around on a spit behind the counter. The server will cut some meat off the large hunk, and then put it into a pocket bread, which will already contain some of the following: lettuce, tomatoes, onions, peppers, pickled peppers, purple cabbage, emmental râpé, etc. and one of a choice of sauces. The only sauces I've ever seen are ketchup, mayonnaise, blanche (a cucumber/yogurt sauce), and chili sauce. If you ordered fries, they will be stuffed inside the sandwich and then covered in sauce.
• Merguez frites ou salade Merguez with fries or salad - This is the same as above, except with merguez, a spicy red sausage, and it's served in a sub roll which is then grilled and squashed flat.
• Steack frites ou salade Steak - One or two hamburger patties served as above.
• Brochette frites ou salade Skewer - Some chunks of turkey grilled on a stick, then served as above.
• Américain - Same as a steak, but with cheese.
• Norvegien - Smoked salmon with salad.

Many kebabs serve mint tea, canned and bottled beverages, pastries, coffee, falafel, and a carafe of eau naturel.

Some also have the features of beautiful North African women, forgetting to charge you for drinks, and cigarettes sold without a tabac license.