The market · Chillies and peppers · The Middle East

Aleppo peppers

Coarse, semi-dried chilli flakes, oily and fruity, with a slow, moderate heat — often cured with a little salt and oil.

fruity · tangy · warm

If you can't find it

Middle Eastern and Turkish grocers, as pul biber.

  1. 1Paprika
    Four parts sweet paprika to one of chilli flake
    You lose the oily, raisiny depth.

Goes with

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Knowing it

Where to buy
Turkish and Middle Eastern grocers, as pul biber. Since the war in Syria most comes from southern Turkey.
Worth knowing
Sprinkle it over eggs, yoghurt or kebabs in place of black pepper.

Kitchens that keep it in

Lebanon, Syria, Palestine and JordanLevantineThe cooking of the eastern Mediterranean: olive oil, lemon, tahini and herbs, eaten as a spread of small dishes to share.11 classics

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