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A man enters a restaurant and tries to impress a woman with his love for shawarma, but she is not interested.

Failed Attempt at Romance

• The man offers the woman a chicken shawarma, french fries, garlic dip, and an iPhone 14 for 99 EGP.

• The man expresses disbelief in himself.

• He talks about wanting two medium shawermas and extra garlic dip.

• He makes a cheesy romantic comment about laying her down on a skewer of shawerma and covering her in garlic dip.

• He continues with more cheesy comments about building their life together around french fries.

• The woman says yes to his proposal, but it turns out she is already married with a child.

• The man leaves without ordering anything.

History of Shawerma

A TV show host discusses the history of shawerma.

Origins of Shawerma

• The host describes the process of cooking meat or chicken on a vertical skewer that rotates over fire.

• He explains how this method was developed in mid 19th century Turkey by Iskender Efendi who removed bones from lamb meat and rolled it onto a metal skewer which he placed vertically in the middle of the fire.

• This new method allowed for all sides to be equally cooked and made it easier for apprentices to rotate the skewers during cooking.

The Origins of Iskender Kebab

This section discusses the origins of Iskender Kebab and its disputed history.

The Origins of Iskender Kebab

• Iskender Kebab is a homogenous mix of all lamb's flavors, created by flipping the skewer.

• Some sources say that Alexander wasn't the first to come up with it. Another man called Usta Hamdy did it before in 1835.

• Ottoman explorer Evliya Çelebi described a dish similar to shawarma eaten during the 16th century in his book "Seyahatname" (Travelogue).

• Despite disputes, Iskender Efendi's story remained prominent because he was part of the Alexander family, which is still prominent in Turkish cuisine.

The Evolution of Shawarma

This section discusses how shawarma evolved from traditional slices to street food.

The Evolution of Shawarma

• Al-Sedeek Al-Khabaz learned the shawarma method and took it to Syria during early 20th century.

• Shawarma started making an appearance in Istanbul's streets as a result of migration from countryside to urban areas.

• Turkish shawarma kept its original qualities as meat stayed the main ingredient with just extra onion and spices.

• Doner kebab was introduced by Turkish immigrants in Germany and transformed into a fast takeaway meal by putting shawarma slices on bread.

The Globalization of Shawarma

This section discusses how shawarma was introduced to different societies and how it evolved in each society.

The Globalization of Shawarma

• Every society that was introduced to doner added its style on it.

• In Greece, doner was introduced and named as Gyro.

• Doner is derived from the Turkish word "dönme" which means spinning.

The Origins of Shawerma

This section discusses the origins of shawerma and how it was developed in different cultures.

Shawerma's Origins

• Greeks used a spinning skewer to cook pork and chicken.

• Iraqis added sheep fats on top of the stack to make the fat melt and fall down the meat.

• Levants took doner to another level under the name shawerma.

• The origin of the word shawerma is not known, but it is commonly believed to be derived from Turkish word "çevirme" which means spinning.

Confusion Over Names

• Doner, gyro, and shawerma are essentially the same product with different names that confuse people.

• Hotdog, sausage, and frankfurter are also similar products with different names.

Embryonal Vaccination for Chickens

This section discusses how embryonal vaccination helped control Marek's disease in chickens and led to an increase in chicken production.

Embryonal Vaccination for Chickens

• Jagdev Sharma suggested injecting eggs with vaccine before they hatched into chicks to control Marek's disease.

• Zoetis Co. developed a machine called Embrex NXT that could inject vaccine inside eggs and determine whether they had chicks or not.

• Hormonal injections are not given to chickens as they are expensive. Instead, selective breeding has led to an increase in chicken size over time.

Increase in Chicken Production

• Chicken shawarma became popular due to scientific breakthroughs in boiler chickens that made them full of meat.

• Chickens' weights increased by over 400% from 1957 to 2005, leading to an increase in chicken production.

The History of Chicken Consumption

This section discusses the history of chicken consumption and how it became a popular food item.

Chicken as an Expensive Food Item

• Chicken was not commonly consumed in dishes until the 19th century because it was expensive.

• It takes five months to raise a chicken for 1.5 kilos of meat, making it an expensive investment.

Increase in Chicken Consumption

• In the 20th century, raising chickens became more popular alongside other farm animals to solve this dilemma.

• A lady raised 500 chicks at the same time for their meat in 1923, which was the first project to raise chicken for meat.

• During World War II, the American government encouraged people to raise chickens to send them to soldiers at war. They built fodder factories, fattening farms, and discharge machines.

Popularity of Chicken Meat

• In the period between the 50s and 60s, fridges became a thing and allowed people to store chicken for longer periods of time. As a result, chicken wasn't just reserved for elites anymore but could be bought by all families.

• In Europe during the 90s, word spread about Mad Cow disease and beef problems leading to an increase in demand for white meat like chicken.

Genetic Modification & Custom Food

This section discusses how genetic modification and custom food have been used to increase chicken production.

Enzymes & Nutrition

• Chickens have simple digestive systems compared to other farm animals like cows or goats that have microbes in their intestines to help with food digestion and absorption. Therefore, enzymes are added to chicken feed to help them absorb all the nutrients.

• Fattening fodder is designed by a flawless algorithm that ensures chickens get the amount of calories they need, which means they'll already have taken the amount of protein and fat that we wanted to give it, and the calories are irrelevant.

Genetic Modification

• Genetic breeding is made in a similar way as dog breeding where you keep breeding smaller or bigger dogs together until you get the desired breed. In chickens, we choose those that get fatter in shorter time because it means shorter farming cycles, less fodder, and less electricity leading to cheaper products and more chicken meat.

The Evolution of Chicken Farming

This section discusses the genetic modification of chickens and how it has affected their ability to process fodder, their activity levels, and their feeling of fullness. It also explains how chickens are raised for meat production.

Genetic Modification of Chickens

• Over the years, genetic modification has raised chickens' ability to process fodder.

• In 2011, instead of eating 5kg of fodder to gain 1kg in weight, you can feed them less than 2kg of fodder.

• Chickens' activity levels dropped due to genetic selection done by humans.

• Chickens have a physiological response that says they're full and to stop eating. That response apparently broke down due to genetic selection.

• Chickens keep eating and getting fatter until they reach the required size in a month.

Raising Hens and Roosters for Meat Production

• Hens mature after five months while roosters lose their sexual drives after fattening.

• Neither hens nor roosters lay eggs because one extra day is costly for the farm.

• To pass their genes to future generations, a breed branched out from the fattening chicken breed was taken and didn't feed them as much as the fattening ones in order to be active and seduce the roosters.

• Artificial insemination techniques are used where semen from the rooster is introduced into the hen to give us a large number of fertilized eggs.

Fattening Chickens

This section explains how fertilized eggs are moved into incubators and the importance of protecting chicks from diseases.

Fertilized Eggs

• Fertilized eggs are moved into incubators.

• Fattening chickens are still chicks with fatty meat but internal organs of chicks. They have the immunity of baby chicks, so they're prone to diseases.

Protecting Chicks from Diseases

• Chicks need protection when they're still inside eggs.

• The Pakistani doctor Sharma solved this problem by developing a vaccine for Newcastle disease that attacks and kills the entire herd.

Cooking Methods for Chicken

This section discusses how cooking methods have evolved over time as animal protein became more available and cheaper.

Evolution of Cooking Methods

• As science advances, we were able to provide larger amounts of animal protein at cheaper prices.

• We can now work on recipes and taste, and find more attractive ways of cooking.

Denial and Barbeque

In this section, the speaker talks about how people can be in denial about their actions, using the example of someone who loves another person but decides to barbecue them.

Denial as a Defense Mechanism

• The speaker suggests that people often use denial as a defense mechanism to avoid facing the reality of their actions.

• They give an extreme example of someone who loves another person but still decides to barbecue them, highlighting how denial can allow people to justify even the most heinous acts.

• The speaker emphasizes that it's important for individuals to recognize when they are in denial and take steps to address it.