Aleppo Pepper
My family has been into Aleppo Pepper for years. I am just starting to use it frequently and I do indeed love it as well. Aleppo pepper flakes are dried and crushed red pepper from the Turkey region. They have a deep, almost smoky chili flavor. It's not that spicy - certainly much more mild than red pepper flakes. Some liken the flavor to ancho chili, which I find pretty accurate. I like to use it by infusing the Aleppo pepper flakes into olive oil or butter before sauteing, releasing their oils into whatever I am making. When making a succotash of corn, soybeans, red bell peppers, garlic and onions recently (I'll post the recipe tomorrow), the Aleppo added a deep, almost mysterious flavor to the dish. Try it out - you can pick up a bottle at Pensey's.








Aleppo Pepper is filled in Turkey but it is imitation to the pepper from Aleppo. Aleppo is a northern Syrian city near the southern border of Turkey.
Aleppo is famous of being the one of the best cities in the world in terms of food.
I am from Aleppo. During my travel around the world, I could not see foods that is delicious and tasty like the food my mom or aunts made there.
You should go to Aleppo and visit a family (which its origin from Aleppo 100%) and ask for Kebbeh, Mehshi, Shish Barak, Lahmeh Bekaraz, Esh Al-Belbol, etc. Then post your blog.
Posted by: Ammar | August 21, 2006 at 01:19 PM