The Karatzova peppers used to make these delicious Smoked Chili Flakes are cultivated by just a handful of families living at the northern frontier of Almopia in Greece. Once ripe, these mildly hot, fleshy peppers are washed, hand-sorted, placed on birch wood, and slow-smoked for ten days. During the smoking process, the farmers work shifts guarding the fire day and night, ensuring it never goes out. The peppers are then destemmed and crushed by hand, giving life to a spice rub collectively known across Greece as Bukovo.
These Smoked Chili Flakes form an ideal backbone for stews, soups, and sauces. In the traditional cuisine of North Greece, they are often scattered over yogurt as a seasoning for meat grills and thick soups and are an essential ingredient for baked Feta cheese.
Daphnis and Chloe, based in Athens, Greece, source organic small batch herbs and spices from artisanal farmers and producers on Greece’s remote islands and mountains.
Country: Greece
Ingredients: Almopia chilli, loose seed.
Storage: Shelf-stable
Weight: 50 g.
The Karatzova peppers used to make these delicious Smoked Chili Flakes are cultivated by just a handful of families living at the northern frontier of Almopia in Greece. Once ripe, these mildly hot, fleshy peppers are washed, hand-sorted, placed on birch wood, and slow-smoked for ten days. During the smoking process, the farmers work shifts guarding the fire day and night, ensuring it never goes out. The peppers are then destemmed and crushed by hand, giving life to a spice rub collectively known across Greece as Bukovo.
These Smoked Chili Flakes form an ideal backbone for stews, soups, and sauces. In the traditional cuisine of North Greece, they are often scattered over yogurt as a seasoning for meat grills and thick soups and are an essential ingredient for baked Feta cheese.
Daphnis and Chloe, based in Athens, Greece, source organic small batch herbs and spices from artisanal farmers and producers on Greece’s remote islands and mountains.
Country: Greece
Ingredients: Almopia chilli, loose seed.
Storage: Shelf-stable
Weight: 50 g.
