Crushed red pepper

Crushed red pepper

Alternative names	Chile flakes Red pepper flakes
Type	Spice
Cookbook: Chile Flakes   Media: Crushed red pepper

Crushed red pepper or red pepper flakes is a condiment or spice^[1] consisting of dried and crushed (as opposed to ground) red chili peppers. This condiment is most often produced from cayenne-type peppers, although commercial producers may use a variety of different cultivars, usually within the 30,000–50,000 Scoville unit range.^[2] Often there is a high ratio of seeds, which are erroneously believed to contain the most heat.^[3] Crushed red pepper is used by food manufacturers in pickling blends, chowders, spaghetti sauce, pizza sauce, soups and sausage.

Crushed red pepper in Turkey, served as a common condiment with very few seeds, is known as pul biber. One specially prepared variety of it is the urfa pul biber (isot).