Image Credits
This page records where the photographs on the site come from, under which licence, and which images are AI-generated illustrations.
Last updated: 17 September 2026
AI-generated illustrations
The ingredient boards ("everything you need, seen from above"), many atlas page banners and a number of recipe header images are AI-generated illustrations (made with Google Gemini from the ingredient list and method of each dish). Each one is labelled as such next to the image, including on the small tiles of the home page and the atlas. They are never presented as a photograph of a cooked dish.
Where no photograph of the right dish with a known source exists yet, the page shows either a labelled AI-generated illustration or a plain title card with the dish name — never a photograph of another dish. Photographs of real dishes are listed below with their authors and licences.
Recipe header photographs
Cevapi (Cevapcici): photo by Christian Paul · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cevapi_s_kajmakom.jpg
Doner Kebab: photo by Oben Kural · Pexels. Source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/doner-kebab-with-chips-on-plate-18062061/
Beef Shawarma: photo by Peyman Hamsayeh · Pexels. Source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/delicious-middle-eastern-shawarma-platter-34106240/
Gyros: photo by Antonio Fajardo i López · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pita_giros.JPG
Souvlaki: photo by Miyagawa · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Souvlaki_in_Athens.JPG
Galouti Kebab: photo by Mcbridejc · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons (galouti at Tunday Kababi, Lucknow). Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Galouti_Kabab_from_Tunday_Kababi_Lucknow_2009-01-06.jpg
Seekh Kebab: photo by Miansari66 · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seekh_Kabab_2.JPG
Kabab Koobideh: photo by Roozitaa · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kabab_koobideh_2012.10.jpg
Adana Kebab: photo by Anatolianpride · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adana_kebab.jpg
Cag Kebabi: photo by Kürşad Ç. · Pexels. Source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/traditional-turkish-doner-kebab-cooking-over-flames-37229056/
Urfa Kebab: photo by E4024 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Urfa_kebap.jpg
Photographs on the kebab atlas pages
Alambre: photo by eperales. Licence: CC BY 2.0. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/96799823@N00/147691405
Anticuchos: photo by Carly & Art. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anticuchos_-_Grilled_Beef_Heart_skewers.jpg
Armenian Lula Kebab: photo by Chaojoker. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D5%84%D5%BD%D5%AB_%D6%84%D5%A1%D5%A2%D5%A1%D5%A2.JPG
Arrosticini: photo by Ra Boe. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Campo_Imperatore_2009_-Ristoro_Mucciante_Arrosticini-_by_RaBoe_014.jpg
Beef Shawarma: photo by Peyman Hamsayeh. Licence: Pexels. Source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/delicious-middle-eastern-shawarma-platter-34106240/
Bifteki: photo by scriptingnews. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/22221172@N00/4825006164
Cag Kebab: photo by Kürşad Ç.. Licence: Pexels. Source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/traditional-turkish-doner-kebab-cooking-over-flames-37229056/
Cevapi: photo by Christian Paul. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cevapi_s_kajmakom.jpg
Chislic: photo by Gomboc2008. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4854526
Chuanr: photo by Azchael. Licence: CC BY 2.0. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/34003965@N00/14785975965
Dakkochi: photo by KFoodaddict. Licence: BY 2.0. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/61056459@N05/6325410086
Doner Kebab (Germany): photo by Patrick. Licence: Pexels. Source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-shot-of-a-delicious-doner-kebab-wrap-38337105/
Döner Teller: photo by Oben Kural. Licence: Pexels. Source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/doner-kebab-with-chips-on-plate-18062061/
Espetada: photo by GerritR. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zum_Grill_umgebautes_Fass_mit_Espetada-Spie%C3%9Fen_II.jpg
Filipino Pork Barbecue: photo by Joost Nusselder. Licence: CC BY 2.0. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/182949154@N02/50243912458
Galouti Kebab: photo by Mcbridejc. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Galouti_Kabab_from_Tunday_Kababi_Lucknow_2009-01-06.jpg
Gyros: photo by Antonio Fajardo i López. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pita_giros.JPG
Halal Snack Pack: photo by Mw12310. Licence: Public domain. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kebab_Snackpack_-_Sydney.JPG
Isaw: photo by supermicah. Licence: BY 2.0. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/58469254@N05/6870603674
Kabab Hoseini: photo by مانفی. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hosseini_kabab.jpg
Kabab Koobideh: photo by Roozitaa. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kabab_koobideh_2012.10.jpg
Kabab-e Jigar: photo by EgorovaSvetlana. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jigar_Uzbek_Shashlik_from_Liver_and_Fat_Tail_Grilled_on_Skewers_on_Mangal_over_Charcoal_Outdoor_Barbecue_Newton_Massachusetts.jpg
Kafta Kebab: photo by Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos. Licence: CC BY 2.0. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/23206546@N04/32498863784
Kagit Kebab: photo by E4024. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ka%C4%9F%C4%B1t_kebab%C4%B1_and_pilav.jpg
Kapsalon: photo by Incase.. Licence: CC BY 2.0. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/62021300@N00/426547259
Kebabtallrik: photo by kalleboo. Licence: BY 2.0. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/82365211@N00/12135251093
Kebapche: photo by Ikonact. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kebapche_bg.jpg
Khorovats: photo by Violettarmenia. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barbecue_Armenian.jpg
Kokoretsi: photo by alexik. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/44098626@N00/134761257
Kuurdak: photo by Rio Murr from Minsk, Belarus. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kazakh_quwyrdaq.jpg
Kuyu Kebab: photo by E4024. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kuzu-kuyu.jpg
Lyulya Kebab: photo by Chaojoker. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D5%84%D5%BD%D5%AB_%D6%84%D5%A1%D5%A2%D5%A1%D5%A2.JPG
Malai Kebab: photo by Nithyasrm. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Malai_chicken_tikka.JPG
Mechoui: photo by kennejima. Licence: BY 2.0. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/17152247@N00/15291018599
Mici: photo by Stoschmidt. Licence: CC BY 3.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mititei_aufm_Grill.jpg
Mtsvadi: photo by Игоревич. Licence: Public domain. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shashlik.jpg
Negima: photo by Haseo. Licence: BY 2.0. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/19031653@N00/102968656
Patthar ka Gosht: photo by Anand.philip. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/125140617@N04/14658476411
Pljeskavica: photo by Fif'. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/24236053@N00/6883073017
Satay: photo by LN9267. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Newton_Food_Centre_satay_06-08-2025.jpg
Satay Celup: photo by goosmurf. Licence: BY 2.0. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/19349404@N00/8624093845
Satay Kajang: photo by Marufish. Licence: BY-SA 2.0. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/8819274@N04/8362176143
Sate Ayam: photo by avlxyz. Licence: BY-SA 2.0. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/10559879@N00/2809753629
Sate Lilit: photo by kevin yung. Licence: Pexels. Source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/exquisite-sate-lilit-dish-on-black-plate-37211519/
Sate Maranggi: photo by raramaurina. Licence: BY 2.0. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/51854834@N00/9760959533
Sate Padang: photo by Noval Gani. Licence: Pexels. Source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/authentic-indonesian-sate-padang-on-banana-leaf-37121686/
Sate Ponorogo: photo by Gunawan Kartapranata. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sate_Ponorogo.jpg
Seekh Kebab: photo by Miansari66. Licence: CC0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seekh_Kabab_2.JPG
Sekuwa: photo by anitstha. Licence: CC CC0 1.0. Source: https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/2876a532ec/
Shami Kebab: photo by Murcotipton. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:4th_October_2012_Shami_Kebab.jpg
Shashlik: photo by Limited fantasy. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shashlik_made_of_pork.jpg
Shekla Tibs: photo by Betselot Yergalem. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shekla_tibs.jpg
Shik Kabab (Dhaka): photo by Sm faysal. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shik_kebabs_are_being_roasted_for_making_shik_burger.jpg
Shish Kebab: photo by E4024. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C5%9Ei%C5%9F_kebap_and_pilav.jpg
Souvla: photo by George Groutas from Idalion, Cyprus. Licence: CC BY 2.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Souvla.jpg
Souvlaki: photo by Miyagawa. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Souvlaki_in_Athens.JPG
Spiedie: photo by David Berkowitz. Licence: CC BY 2.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spiedies_on_Grill.jpg
Suya: photo by Honeybee5512. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nigerian_home_made_suya_and_sliced_onions.png
Tacos al Pastor: photo by Ari Helminen. Licence: CC BY 2.0. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/36093266@N06/4401140214
Tangdi Kebab: photo by Rahul Dhakate. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chicken_Tangdi_Kebab.jpg
Tantuni: photo by Joquee. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tantuni_sokak_yeme%C4%9Fi.jpg
Tsukune: photo by stu_spivack. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/35034346243@N01/666287022
Tunday Kebab: photo by Mcbridejc. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Galouti_Kabab_from_Tunday_Kababi_Lucknow_2009-01-06.jpg
Urfa Kebab: photo by E4024. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Urfa_kebap.jpg
Yakitori: photo by Yoshiko Kikuraku. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BEST_YAKITORI_in_local_Japan.jpg
Guide header photographs
Best Meat For Kebab: AI-generated illustration · for illustration.
How To Keep Kebab On The Skewer: AI-generated illustration · for illustration.
Best Bread For Kebab Wraps: AI-generated illustration · for illustration.
Gyros Vs Shawarma Vs Donair: AI-generated illustration · for illustration.
Lavash Vs Pita Vs Durum: AI-generated illustration · for illustration.
How To Cook Kebab In The Oven: AI-generated illustration · for illustration.
Metal Vs Wooden Skewers For Kebab: AI-generated illustration · for illustration.
Best Sauce For Kebab: AI-generated illustration · for illustration.
Adana Vs Urfa Kebab: AI-generated illustration · for illustration.
What To Serve With Cevapi: AI-generated illustration · for illustration.
Best Cut For Shish Kebab: AI-generated illustration · for illustration.
How To Marinate Kebab Properly: AI-generated illustration · for illustration.
What Temperature To Cook Kebab: AI-generated illustration · for illustration.
How To Shape Minced Kebab On Skewers: AI-generated illustration · for illustration.
Best Yogurt Sauce For Gyro And Kebab: AI-generated illustration · for illustration.
Kebab Vs Kabob Vs Kabab: AI-generated illustration · for illustration.
Best Side Dishes For Kebab: AI-generated illustration · for illustration.
Shashlik vs Shish Kebab: Meat, Marinade, Cut and Fire Compared: AI-generated illustration · for illustration.
Yaji Suya Spice: Kuli-Kuli, Ratios and How to Make It: AI-generated illustration · for illustration.
Charcoal vs Gas for Kebab: The Heat Matters More Than Smoke: photo by N509FZ · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons (cropped).
Reference photographs inside recipe pages
Adana Kebab: Adana kebab.jpg, photo by Anatolianpride. Licence: Public domain. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adana_kebab.jpg
Adana Kebab: Adana kebab with bulgur.jpg, photo by Sandstein. Licence: CC BY 3.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adana_kebab_with_bulgur.jpg
Adana Kebab: Adana kebab in Ankara.jpg, photo by E4024. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adana_kebab_in_Ankara.jpg
Urfa Kebab: Urfa kebap.jpg, photo by E4024. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Urfa_kebap.jpg
Kabab Koobideh: Kabab1.jpg, photo by User:همان. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kabab1.jpg
Kabab Koobideh: Kabab koobideh 2012.10.jpg, photo by Roozitaa. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kabab_koobideh_2012.10.jpg
Kabab Koobideh: Kabab koobideh 2012.jpg, photo by Roozitaa. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kabab_koobideh_2012.jpg
Seekh Kebab: Pakistani gobi aloo, seekh kebab, and beef karahi.jpg, photo by Jess Lander from Culver City, CA, USA. Licence: CC BY 2.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pakistani_gobi_aloo,_seekh_kebab,_and_beef_karahi.jpg
Seekh Kebab: Seekh Kabab 2.JPG, photo by Miansari66. Licence: CC0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seekh_Kabab_2.JPG
Seekh Kebab: Seekh Kebab.JPG, photo by raasiel. Licence: CC BY 2.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seekh_Kebab.JPG
Cevapi (Cevapcici): Ćevapčići se peku.JPG, photo by Ippi. Licence: Public domain. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C4%86evap%C4%8Di%C4%87i_se_peku.JPG
Cevapi (Cevapcici): Cevapi s kajmakom.jpg, photo by Christian Paul from Vancouver, Canada. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cevapi_s_kajmakom.jpg
Cevapi (Cevapcici): Ćevapčići Neugilching.jpg, photo by Takeaway. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%C4%86evap%C4%8Di%C4%87i_Neugilching.jpg
Souvlaki: Souvlakiplate.jpg, photo by Cifo Buscemi. Licence: CC BY 3.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Souvlakiplate.jpg
Souvlaki: Souvlaki in Athens.JPG, photo by Miyagawa. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Souvlaki_in_Athens.JPG
Souvlaki: Greek chicken souvlaki merida.jpg, photo by Leeturtle. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greek_chicken_souvlaki_merida.jpg
Authentic Gyros: Pita giros.JPG, photo by Antonio Fajardo i López. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pita_giros.JPG
Authentic Gyros: P1000104-Pita Gyros + Wein.jpg, photo by Manfred&Barbara Aulbach. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:P1000104-Pita_Gyros_%2B_Wein.jpg
Authentic Gyros: Lamb Gyros Sydney.jpg, photo by insatiablemunch. Licence: CC BY 2.0. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lamb_Gyros_Sydney.jpg
How media is handled
The site owns no photographs of its own. It uses open-licence and public-domain photographs of the named dish, labelled AI illustrations, and plain title cards with the dish name.
Third-party videos are embedded from YouTube, never copied, and each one is credited to the channel that filmed it. Every reused photograph is listed on this page with its author, licence and source.
Corrections
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