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Beirut Spice Co

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Beirut Spice Co is a Bay Area based DTC brand importing Lebanese salts, herbs and spices direct from Lebanon. Founded by Naseem and Tina Raad, it works with a Green Hand farmer co-op and shares profit transparently with the growers.

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Aleppo Peppers

Aleppo pepper, a beloved Syrian chile with a mild, fruity flavor, has become unavailable for export due to the ongoing conflict in the region around Aleppo. The article reflects on the author's personal connection to the spice and notes that Turkish Maras pepper now serves as a substitute, while growers in places like Queensland, Australia work to keep the variety alive.

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Summary

Aleppo pepper, a beloved Syrian chile with a mild, fruity flavor, has become unavailable for export due to the ongoing conflict in the region around Aleppo. The article reflects on the author's personal connection to the spice and notes that Turkish Maras pepper now serves as a substitute, while growers in places like Queensland, Australia work to keep the variety alive.

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aleppo-pepper · syrian-cuisine · spices · middle-eastern-cooking · maras-pepper · food-culture · war-impact

Key entities

Aleppo pepper (concept, 0.99) · Maras pepper (concept, 0.9) · Aleppo (location, 0.98) · Syria (location, 0.97) · Phillipe de Vienne (person, 0.92) · Epices de Cru (organization, 0.9) · Jean Talon Market (location, 0.88) · Montreal (location, 0.9) · Rebecca Johnston (person, 0.85) · chilli-seedz.com (organization, 0.82) · Queensland, Australia (location, 0.88)

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notes · language en · status final

Provenance

claude-opus-4-6 via @stacklist/mcp-server@2.0.0, confidence 0.85, 1 Sep 2026