There is so much good food to choose from in the Middle East - skewered meats and the platters of Middle Eastern delicacies are so enticing and delicious. So much foreign food to choose from, too; Thai, Chinese, French, Italian - you name it and you'll find it Even many of America's diabetes-causing fast food chains can be found on just about every street corner, although you'll rarely catch me in any of them, if at all.
Click the video link below to take you to the Bahrain Street Food Shawarma video on VFC's Travels!
So gently wrapped around seasoned meat cooked on a rotating skewer with a blend of fresh spices, sauces and veg. Very similar to the souvlaki and gyro that have been featured on a lot of my previous food videos, but the shawarma has a personality of its own and a thinner wrap.
In Bahrain, the best shawarmas - or at least the most famous ones - are located in "Shawarma Alley," just around the corner from the Gulf Hotel and the King's Palace in Adliyah. Many other Middle Eastern traditions are located near the "alley," too, such as carpet shops, carved wooden ornaments, and the Grand Mosque is also not too far away.
But it's the shawarmas that draw one to Shawarma Alley, of course.
If you can't make it out to the alley, luckily one of the moped drivers will bring them right to your door. Can't beat that!
In the linked video, Lou and I rolled down to shawarma alley to watch them in action carving up the meat and mixing it with all the addings to create heaven. We also take a little roll around the island and end up down at the Bahrain International Circuit for some drag racing and - you guessed it - shawarma. Take a look at how delicious those shawarmas are and you even get a bonus of the BAPCO Mustang launching from the starting line on the drag strip. Nice.
Enjoy!
This video is also a reminder to the hard work put in by those who make up the global food service industry. In these Covid19 times, it's not the Hollywood stars or the millionaire athletes keeping us going, it's the every day, often underpaid food service professionals keeping the world fed. Cheers to them, and continued Cheers to our healthcare professionals fighting on the front lines of the Coronavirus.
Always a fan of travel, when the lockdowns are over and it's safe again, let's see and enjoy this beautiful world. The 'CheapOair' link below will take you to some special travel deals! Pre-pay or pay later. Let's appreciate what we have out there to see.
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