urfa biber

English

Alternative forms

• Urfa biber

Etymology

From Turkish Urfa biber, from Urfa + biber (“pepper”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɜːfə ˌbibə/, /ˈʊəfə ˌbibɛə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɚfə ˌbibɚ/, /ˈʊɹfə ˌbibɛɹ/

Noun

urfa biber (uncountable)

1. A smoky, sweet-and-sour variety of pepper cultivated in and around Şanlıurfa.
   • 2014 April 15, Lucy Vaserfirer, Marinades: The Quick-Fix Way to Turn Everyday Food Into Exceptional Fare, with 400 Recipes‎^[1], Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 258:

     Urfa biber is uniquely delicious—it has a fruity, roasted flavor—and worth seeking out at specialty spice merchants.

   • 2014 October 7, Amanda Bevill, Julie Kramis Hearne, World Spice at Home: New Flavors for 75 Favorite Dishes‎^[2], Sasquatch Books, →ISBN, page 42:

     Rich, raisiny, smoky, coffee goodness: that is the flavor of urfa biber.

   • 2018 April 10, Stuart Farrimond, The Science of Spice: Understand Flavour Connections and Revolutionize your Cooking‎^[3], Dorling Kindersley Ltd, →ISBN, page 23:

     Paprika, allspice, and urfa biber impart warmth and richness to meat dishes and soups, while cinnamon is added to sweet dishes, especially in eastern Turkey.

Synonyms

• isot