Berrak Pickled Baby Hot Peppers (Biberiye Turşusu) 325g

These are biberiye turşusu — the small, pale yellow-green baby peppers that turn up on Turkish meze tables, beside grilled meats, or tucked into a sandwich for a quick, tangy bite. Berrak packs them whole in a clear brine of water, vinegar and salt, so each pepper stays crisp and keeps the gentle, lightly spicy kick the variety is known for. The heat is forward but friendly: enough to wake up a plate of kebab or beans, not enough to overwhelm. Crunch first, then a clean, sour-salty snap. Berrak is a Turkish pickle maker established in 1983, and turşu making here is treated as everyday craft rather than novelty. The peppers are grown and harvested in season, then pickled and pasteurised in the jar — the same pickling tradition that runs through Turkish, Levantine and wider Mediterranean cooking, where a jar of sour peppers is a kitchen staple, not an afterthought. How to use them: eat them straight from the jar as a sharp side, slice them over rice and lentil dishes, lay a few across a cheese or sucuk sandwich, or serve them with grilled and roasted meats to cut the richness. They also belong on any meze spread alongside olives, hummus and bread. Keep the jar refrigerated once opened and the peppers stay crisp for weeks; the brine keeps them submerged, which is what holds the texture. A few plain facts from the label: it is a whole-pepper pickle, naturally fat-free, and very low in calories — around 18 kcal per 100g — with peppers making up a little over half the jar and the rest a simple vinegar-and-salt brine. No oil, no sugar added for sweetness. A 325g glass jar, made in Turkey.