Méchoui
Spit-roasted whole lamb or sheep / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Méchoui (Arabic: مشوي) or Meshwi is a whole sheep or lamb spit-roasted on a barbecue[1] in Maghrebi cuisine. The word comes from the Arabic word šawā (شواء, "grilling, roasting").[2] This dish is very popular in North Africa.[3]
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In Algeria and Morocco, the term méchoui "refers to the method of cooking a lamb or a sheep cooked whole on the spit".
In Tunisia, however, it applies to any piece of meat or fish grilled with embers.