Grilled Skewers · Charcoal Classic
Shashlik (Шашлык)
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Traditional Uzbek shashlik skewers are forged flat, not round, so the threaded meat can't spin loose while a vendor flips it over the coals.
Cubes of marinated lamb or beef — sometimes fatty minced meat pressed straight onto the skewer — are grilled over glowing charcoal until charred outside and juicy within, then handed over wrapped in flatbread with raw onion rings and a dusting of sumac.
Why it's made this way: The technique likely arrived via Caucasus and Russian trade routes, but Uzbek grill cooks made it distinct with a tangy vinegar-and-coriander marinade and thin-sliced onion — a house recipe every street vendor swears is the one true version.
Roughly what's in it
380kcal
30gprotein
4gcarbs
27gfat
Estimated per typical street-vendor portion — not lab-tested.
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