Biber salçası is a thick, deep red paste made from red chili peppers and salt. It is a part of cuisines of Anatolia

Anatolia

Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...

 and is enjoyed by different ethnic groups in the region. It is used mainly for flavoring main dishes, as well as to fill pide and börek

Burek

Börek is a family of baked or fried filled pastries made of a thin flaky dough known as yufka . It can be filled with cheese, often feta, sirene or kaşar; minced meat, or vegetables...

. Another common use is as a spread

Spread (food)

A spread is a food that is spread with a knife onto bread, crackers, or other bread products. Spreads are added to bread products to provide flavor and texture, and are an integral part of the dish, i.e. they should be distinguished from condiments, which are optional additions...

, typically on bread or crackers.

Varieties

There are two main varieties of biber salçası:

• Acı biber salçası (literally "hot pepper paste"), made from hot red chili peppers
• Tatlı biber salçası (literally "sweet pepper paste"), made from sweet red peppers

Producing companies

• Arifoglu
• Baktat
• Midyat
  Midyat
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• Millet
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• Mis
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• Öncü
• Ozgida
• Sade
• Saklı Cennet
• Tadin
• Tukaş

External links

• Images of Biber salçası