Shashlik or shashlyk (from Crimean Tatar Şışlıq)'s a form of skewered dish popular throughout the former Soviet Union, and Mongolia. Shashlik's generally either beef, pork, or lamb, depending on local preferences or religious observances. These skewers of meat are either all meat, all fat, or alternating pieces of meat and fat. Meat for Shashlik (as opposed to other forms of Shish kebab) are usually marinated overnight in a high-acidity marinade like vinegar, dry wine or so… (More on Shashlik)