Q: I'd like to know the actual name to these items that I had last year in a middle eastern restaurant. Not the English names, but the names in your language, so I can order it that way the next time I go. I had something like charbroiled chicken breast chunks (maybe kebabs) but there was no skewer in them. I dipped them in this wonderful garlic sauce (I think its mashed up garlic, oil and lemon juice and blended into a very smooth mayonnaise like consistency) I had this garlic sauce with my shawarma before too...if you have a simple recipe for this, i'd like it too. Also, is this considered Persian or Lebanese cuisine? Let me know, thanks. And could I order the garlic sauce at a Persian restaurant?
A: the chicken plate may be called "Shish Tawooq" (in Egypt) the garlic sauce is called "Tommeya". (it contains also little mashed potatoes) it's something like 1 clove of garlic, oil, lemon juice and a small potatoe (mashed) this whch gives the consistency not the mayo.