Well attestedNamed for a product of the place
urfa biber
noun · first attested 20th century
Dried in sun by day and wrapped by night, which is why it stays dark and moist.
A dark, oily Turkish chili flake with a raisin-like sweetness and gentle heat.
Record
- Relationship
- Named for a product of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 20th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Şanlıurfa
- In English
urfa biber
The peppers are grown around Şanlıurfa in southeastern Turkey and cured by alternating sun during the day with sweating under cover at night, which keeps the oils in the flakes. The result tastes closer to dried fruit than to a hot chili, and it is often sold in English simply as Urfa.
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