Garlic sauce (toum) for shawarma at home

Emulsified garlic sauce tips so your wraps taste closer to the restaurant.

Toum is the fluffy garlic sauce that makes chicken shawarma sing. It's an emulsion of garlic, oil and lemon, intense, so a little goes far.

Home tips

• Stream oil slowly or the sauce splits
• Lemon keeps it bright and stable
• Ice water loosens if it's too thick
• Store cold; use sparingly