Koy Turkish Pepper Paste

When you sun dry vegetables—like the sweet red peppers used in this paste—it does two things: it preserves the food so you can eat it later, and it concentrates the flavors of the peppers, highlighting their sweetness and giving you a secret weapon in boosting the flavors of your cooking.

This traditional pepper paste is a common condiment across Turkey. With a complex balance of fruity pepper flavor and some fermented bitterness, it's best used as an ingredient to add an incredible depth of flavor rather than eaten by the spoonful. Try mixing a dollop into your regular tomato sauce, curry, dip, or vinaigrette. It accentuates sweetness and gives a boost to everything it touches. If you’ve used strattu or tomato paste in your cooking before, this will feel familiar, but the flavor is all sweet pepper.