Black Urfa Chili Spice
While very common in Middle Eastern cooking, this spice is really starting to heat up in the States. Native to Urfa, Turkey, this sun-dried chili pepper has just the slightest kick of lip-tingling heat but tastes more smoky and fruity than spicy. On a scale of tame to sweating bullets, it's about a jalapeno-level heat. And with notes of tobacco, raisin, and chocolate, it's much more complex - and totally delicious. If you're looking for the warmth of a chili, minus the eye-watering spiciness of, say, a habenero, black Urfa is your new best friend.
While very common in Middle Eastern cooking, this spice is really starting to heat up in the States. Native to Urfa, Turkey, this sun-dried chili pepper has just the slightest kick of lip-tingling heat but tastes more smoky and fruity than spicy. On a scale of tame to sweating bullets, it's about a jalapeno-level heat. And with notes of tobacco, raisin, and chocolate, it's much more complex - and totally delicious. If you're looking for the warmth of a chili, minus the eye-watering spiciness of, say, a habenero, black Urfa is your new best friend.

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