Aleppo and Aleppo-style peppers are widely used in Turkish Lebanese and Middle Eastern cuisine where they offer a more complex flavor than supermarket red pepper flakes.
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How to make Aleppo pepper flakes / Halaby pepper flakes
While there are many types of peppers in the world one in particular is often touted as exceptionally flavorful and goes beyond the generic red pepper flakes. These ground peppers are called Aleppo an ingredient commonly used in Turkish Lebanese and Middle Eastern cuisines and are so popular because they offer more complexity than the red pepper flakes found in the grocery store.
The problem is that while you can still buy a spice labeled as Aleppo it may not be what you think it is.
Origin: Originally a spice made from ground Aleppo peppers named after the city of Aleppo in Syria