Yum Kabob

So I tried my first official Iraqi Kabob the other day. Man, it was good. As you can tell by the picture that there really isn't much to it. A friend of mine, and I, walked over to the Iraqi Police side of our compound to a little convenience type shop. In there are souvenirs that you can buy, and all kinds of beverages, and food as well. In the corner was a brick oven built into the wall, and a little cart by it that had raw lamb meat on kabob sticks. Well, we waited for a minute for the kabob stand owner to come out to make our food. When he came out he was wearing the traditional Iraqi garb (man dress). He took our order, and we watched him as he cut open some fresh bread that was the equivalent of a pita pocket, except it is just plain bread. Then he took the kabobs that were on the fire and put the meat end of the stick into the bread, and pulled the stick out. Next came a tomato, cucumber mixture that is actually really good. For those of you that know me well, you know that I usually don't go for that stuff. Well, this time I did and I am glad that I did too because it was good. Anyway, he used some tongs, which is above par for most places, to scoop out some of the veggies, and placed them in one of the kabobs. Then he put the tongs under his arm, and pulled them through to "clean" them off. Oh yes, you heard me right. What the heck though it adds to the uniqueness of the experience right. We took them back to our rooms, and enjoyed our meal.