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What to cook with Sumac
Above all, Sumac shines on Fattoush salad, Sumac grilled chicken, Hummus garnish. It’s my top recommendation across 5 dishes we’ve tested. It also works as an alternative across 11 recipes we’ve documented. It also accompanies 3 dishes as a complementary condiment.
Spice · Spice berry
Sumac
Aleppo and the coastal mountains, plus neighboring Lebanon, Syria
tart lemon · dried red berry · light tannin
Where to buy it
Where to buy it
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The dishes where it’s our first choice
5 recipes where Sumac is my top recommendation.
The dishes where it also works
A credible alternative on 11 other recipes.
The dishes where it plays a supporting role
3 dishes use it as a complementary condiment alongside other ingredients.
Its best partners in the kitchen
The condiments most often cited alongside Sumac in our pairings.
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Spice · Spice seed
Green Cardamom
Western Ghats (Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu), India
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Spice · Spice seed
Nigella Seeds (Black Cumin)
Nile Valley, Upper Egypt, Egypt
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Spice · Chile
Aleppo Pepper
Southern Turkey (Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş) and northern Syria (Aleppo), Turkey / Syria
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Salt · Flaky sea salt
Jacobsen Pure Flake Salt
Netarts Bay, Oregon coast, United States
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Oil · Olive oil
Cretan Extra Virgin Olive Oil PDO
Sitia, Lassithi, eastern Crete, Greece (PDO)
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Spice · Spice root
Pragati Turmeric
near Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
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