Keme Kebabı and Pistachio Flavor in Şanlıurfa

In Şanlıurfa, the ‘keme kebab’, made from the keme mushroom that emerges with the spring rains and attracts attention despite its high price, is now adorning tables with pistachios. The master who first started making pistachio keme kebab invited everyone to taste this flavor.

Keme Kebab and Preparation

Growing underground and resembling a potato in appearance, keme emerges in mountainous regions depending on the rains. After being carefully cleaned by villagers, keme is finely chopped, mixed with meat and pistachios, then carefully cooked by lining them on skewers. Keme kebab, cooked by masters on charcoal fire, is served with grilled peppers and onions.

Halil Taş, one of the most famous kebab masters in the city, said, ‘Keme is a type of mushroom that grows within the borders of Şanlıurfa and Syria. It emerges from the ground with lightning strikes. It only grows in March and April of the year and can only be consumed for 2 months. It is a product that has 7 times more protein than meat. We mixed this product with pistachios to make it even more delicious. In this way, we turned it into a superfood. It became a very delicious kebab variety, I recommend it to everyone,’

Pistachio Keme Kebab Attracts Attention

Due to the abundant rainfall this year, keme, which entered the market late and therefore, its price increased compared to the previous year, finds buyers between one to one and a half thousand liras per kilogram. Customers who tried the pistachio keme kebab stated that they liked its taste very much and said that it is a flavor that everyone should try.