URFA BIBER.

[frontzNskrontz]

Anyone know where i can get this niiice chile powder?

[wolfe]

Couldn't find in the the Wholespice (http://www.wholespice.com/) on line catalog but perhaps they can get some for you.Otherwise.
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[Robert Lauriston]

Good question. There are a number of Turkish ingredients I haven't been able to find around here. I found Aleppo pepper at Lhasa Karnak, you might call and ask.

[wally]

I buy it online from Zingermans.

[pateman]

there is a new herb/spice store in the presidio, cannot recall the name but run by a very nice woman.

[pateman]

found it! its caled juliet mae, she is located in the presidio.

[rworange]

From the website it seems like the Presido address is just for mail-order purposes. Is there a retail shop?

[pateman]

no retail, just web or phone orders, sorry.

[kresge86]

I just found this for sale at Whole Spice in Napa at the Oxbow Public Market.

[wolfe]

Here is a quote from a blog on Urfa.
"Urfa biber is one of the most unique spices I have ever experienced. The chili, a striking burgundy pepper that grows in the Urfa region of Turkey, is sundried during the day and then wrapped up tight to "sweat" through the night. The result is often described as a "spicy raisin" and while at first blush that might not sound appealing, it points at some of the magic of the urfa's flavor. There is definitely a sense of dried fruit, a highly concentrated sweetness that has a richness and depth to its flavor that fresh fruit lacks, and that's what hits the tongue first, but it is soon met by a full-bodied warmth that is highly persistent and holds flavor instead of just heat."

[Euonymous]

I don't know that you can get it there (I've never looked for it as I only heard about it for the first time today) but you should try looking in Samiramis. They have a ton of middle eastern stuff.

[rj2008]

I buy all my Turkish spices from Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge, MA (I mail order them) -- they have Aleppo, Maras, and Urfa peppers always available.

http://www.formaggiokitchen.com

[Melanie Wong]

Last week I called European Turkish market in Burlingame to see if it might have urfa biber in stock. The male voice on the phone said that he had some. But when I arrived, none was to be found and i was told it was coming in next week.

To salvage the special trip I'd made, I bought the maras (aka marash) biber instead. This is a brick red semi-moist pepper in coarse flakes. It's $19.99 for 1 kg package or $9.99/lb. The smallest amount I could buy was 0.70 lbs. Maras has a slight smoky quality and medium heat that reminds me of Mexican guajillo pepper.

So far I've used it to make ezo gelin (Turkish-style red lentil soup) and to season cavalo nero, roasted butternut squash & pancetta pasta. I put some on the table as a finishing condiment and the dinner guests enjoyed tasting it and adding more to their pasta.

If the urfa biber had been in stock, I wouldn't have tried this lovely pepper in its stead. So maybe this turned out to be a lucky break.

[wolfe]

I just bought urfa at the Pasta Shop on 4th, source Whole Spice 2oz about $6.

[wally]

I have been using Marash a lot over the past couple of years. Currently buying from Whole Spice via Pasta Shop.

[Caroline1]

As of this writing, World Spice has it in stock:
http://www.worldspice.com/spices/0025...