Meanings
urfa biber1
alternative Urfa biber
- uncountableA smoky, sweet-and-sour variety of pepper cultivated in and around Şanlıurfa.
Rich, raisiny, smoky, coffee goodness: that is the flavor of urfa biber.
2014 October 7, Amanda Bevill, Julie Kramis Hearne, World Spice at Home: New Flavors for 75 Favorite Dishes, Sasquatch Books, →ISBN, page 422 more examples
Urfa biber is uniquely delicious—it has a fruity, roasted flavor—and worth seeking out at specialty spice merchants.
2014 April 15, Lucy Vaserfirer, Marinades: The Quick-Fix Way to Turn Everyday Food Into Exceptional Fare, with 400 Recipes, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 258Paprika, allspice, and urfa biber impart warmth and richness to meat dishes and soups, while cinnamon is added to sweet dishes, especially in eastern Turkey.
2018 April 10, Stuart Farrimond, The Science of Spice: Understand Flavour Connections and Revolutionize your Cooking, Dorling Kindersley Ltd, →ISBN, page 23Synonyms: isot
Urfa biber2
- alternativeAlternative form of urfa biber.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA smoky, sweet-and-sour variety of pepper cultivated in and around Şanlıurfa.
Origin
- TurkishUrfa biber
- Englishurfa biber
From Turkish Urfa biber, from Urfa + biber (“pepper”).
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