Halal Snack Pack

Halal snack pack

Halal snack packs
Alternative names	HSP, meat in a box, meat on chips, meat box, snack box, snack pack, kebab snack plate
Place of origin	Australia
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	Doner Kebab, chips, sauces, and optionally cheese.
Variations	Adelaide AB

A halal snack pack, or HSP, is a dish consisting of halal-certified doner kebab meat (typically lamb or beef, but also chicken), chips, and one or more sauces, especially chili, garlic and barbecue.Yoghurt, cheese, jalapeño peppers, and hummus are common additions. It is traditionally served in a styrofoam container, and has been described as a staple dish of takeaway kebab shops in Australia. Some Australian restaurant menus refer to the dish as a "snack box" or "mixed plate", rather than as a "halal snack pack". The name of the dish was selected by the Macquarie Dictionary as the "People's choice Word of the Year" for 2016.

The halal snack pack dish originated in Australia as a culinary fusion of Middle-Eastern and European cuisine. By some accounts, snack packs have had a long history, originating more than 30 years ago. They have since become a quintessential Australian dish. However, variations or similar dishes exist in other countries; such include "doner meat and chips" in the United Kingdom, kapsalon ('barbershop') in The Netherlands and Belgium, "kebabtallrik" ('kebab plate') in Sweden, and "kebab ranskalaisilla" ('kebab with French fries') in Finland. In Adelaide, South Australia, the dish is known as "AB".