Shawarma is the most
available food item on almost all streets (and cheap!) in Dubai. It is the
Arabic equivalent of the Burger. It is meat that has been cooked on a skewer
and then cut into thin strips and placed into a kuhbus (pita) bread with
vegetables and dressing. It costs about AED 5 ($1.30) for either the plain-jane
variety or the more exotic Lebanese and Iranian varities. The Shawarma sold by
Indian restaurants are arguably the cheapest.