I've only had shish kebabs prepared by 3 different Middle Eastern
cooks, no Greeks. YUM!! They used something they added to the ground
meat, a mixture of spices that I will write here. I have 2 bottles of
this spice blend, the contents of one is called Green Thyme and the
other is called Red Thyme and they do taste a bit different, but the
ingredients on the bottles are identical. You could make it. Here they
are in the order listed: Nuts, Cumin, Salt, Citric Acid, Roasted Sesame
Seeds, Thyme, Coriander, Sumac and Aniseed. Everything is all ground up
to a powder but the sesame seeds are still whole. I love both kinds...
and after the kebabs are done, they sprinkle a spice called sumak over
the shish kebabs. Sumak is a red and sour fine granular kind of thing.
Mmmmm, now you have me drooling. I love Middle Eastern food, and
Turkish food. MMMMMMMM!!!!