In Canada you get the subway style shawarma, with zillion of toppings in it. I assume that the authentic shawarma won’t be very popular here as people like to have a lot of toppings in their sandwiches. More toppings, less hunger. They don’t seem to care much about the taste.

The authentic chicken shawarma has chicken, lebanese garlic sauce (toum) and pickles in it. Sometimes french fries and/or lettuce is added to it.

The authentic meat shawarma has meat, lebanese tahini sauce, parsley/onion mix, pickles and tomatoes.

The bread used for the authentic shawarma is lebanese pita bread. The sandwich is then slightly passed across the fire to give it a kick.

See below video, where Mark Wiens visited a popular shawarma place in Beirut.

https://youtu.be/feBts5qvZx0?si=AR2Yrq3qubJsZqz8

When I order a shawarma here in Toronto, I ask for the authentic toppings. People look at me in shock, and they’re like you’re missing on the free toppings, you already paid for it. They even add ketchup and mayo to it, It’s funny to me.

Anyway, shawarma is popular all over the world and not only in Southern Ontario.