Steve Pope > wrote:

> Mark Thorson > wrote:
>
> >Shish kebabs, which can be almost anything on a skewer.
> >My favorites are prawns or chunks of chicken that have
> >half a slice of soft-cooked bacon around them to add fat
> >and flavor.
>
> I thought the "shish" in "shish kebab" meant lamb.

"Shish", or rather "sis" (with cedillas under "s"), means "skewer".

Victor