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Old November 28, 2016   #58
chancethegardener
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Isot (İsot in Turkish) is a combination of two words, "Isı" and "Otu". Isı means heat, Ot means weed. Hence, İsot means spicy (hot) weed. This word is not specific to the pepper and can be used for any other spicy plants (e.g. mustard is also spicy). On the other hand, most common use of the word is attached to Urfa's famous flake peppers.
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