swap_horiz Aleppo Pepper Alternatives

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Pimentón de la Vera

Pimentón de la Vera is a Spanish spice made from smoked capsicum peppers grown within the La Vera valley of Extremadura....

Spanish Pdo Gourmet Smoky

9.1 Excellent

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Smoked Paprika

Smoked paprika is made from Capsicum annuum peppers dried over oak fires, a technique developed in the La Vera region of...

Spanish Savory Smoky Chile

8.8 Great

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Ancho Chile

Ancho chile is the dried form of the poblano pepper (Capsicum annuum), one of the most widely used dried chiles in Mexic...

Savory Mexican Fruity Capsicum

8.8 Great

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Guajillo Chile

Guajillo chile is a dried mirasol pepper (Capsicum annuum) widely used in Mexican salsas and mole sauces, with a tangy,...

Mexican Tangy Mole Dried

8.8 Great

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Piment d'Espelette

Piment d'Espelette is a mildly hot Capsicum annuum grown in the Basque commune of Espelette, France, granted Appellation...

Mild French Basque Pdo

8.7 Great

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Urfa Biber

Urfa biber is a dark, sun-dried and night-sweated Turkish chile from Şanlıurfa province with a smoky, raisin-like flavor...

Dark Savory Earthy Turkish

8.6 Great

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Scotch Bonnet Powder

Powdered Capsicum chinense chile named for its bonnet-like shape, central to Caribbean cuisine and Jamaican jerk seasoni...

Fruity Caribbean Heat Very Hot

8.5 Great

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Sweet Paprika

Sweet paprika is a mild ground red powder made from dried Capsicum annuum peppers, most famously produced in Hungary and...

Mild Hungarian Savory Chile

8.4 Great

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Thai Bird's Eye Chile

A small, slender Capsicum annuum chile native to Southeast Asia, widely used in Thai cuisine, and registering 50,000–100...

Tiny Southeast Asian Heat Very Hot

8.4 Great

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Sumac

Sumac is the coarsely ground dried berry of Rhus coriaria, a shrub native to the Middle East and Mediterranean, prized f...

Tart Savory Middle Eastern Berry

8.4 Great

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Pasilla Chile

Pasilla chile is the dried form of the chilaca pepper (Capsicum annuum), a key ingredient in Mexican mole negro, with a...

Mexican Earthy Mole Dried

8.3 Great

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New Mexico Chile

New Mexico chile (Capsicum annuum) is the cornerstone ingredient of New Mexican cuisine, grown in the Hatch Valley and R...

Savory Earthy Southwest Dried

8.3 Great

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Maras Pepper

Maras pepper is a Turkish red chile flake from the Kahramanmaraş region with a moderately spicy, fruity profile and high...

Mild Oily Savory Turkish

8.2 Great

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Kashmiri Chile

Kashmiri chile is a mild, vibrantly red Capsicum variety grown in the Kashmir Valley prized primarily for its intense cr...

Mild Indian Color Capsicum

8.1 Great

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Mulato Chile

Mulato chile is a dried variant of the poblano (Capsicum annuum) that ripens to dark brown before drying, producing a ch...

Mexican Mole Dried Capsicum

8.1 Great

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Habanero Powder

Powdered Capsicum chinense originating in the Amazon basin, rating 100,000–350,000 SHU and notable for its distinctive f...

Fruity Caribbean Heat Very Hot

8.1 Great

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Chile de Árbol

Chile de árbol (Capsicum annuum) is a small, slender Mexican chile with intense heat of 15,000–30,000 Scoville units, us...

Mexican Hot Heat Dried

8.0 Great

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Nigella Seed

Nigella seed (black seed) is the small dark seed of Nigella sativa, native to Southwest Asia, used for at least 2,000 ye...

Seed Middle Eastern Bread Onion Like

8.0 Great

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Hot Paprika

Hot paprika is a ground Capsicum blend with a higher proportion of seeds and veins retained to increase heat, used promi...

Hungarian Savory Hot Chile

7.8 Good

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Mahlab

Mahlab is the dried pit kernel of Prunus mahaleb, used in Middle Eastern and Greek baked goods for its distinctive bitte...

Seed Baking Middle Eastern Prunus

7.8 Good