The Aleppo pepper of the Capsicum annuum variety comes to us from Turkey. Aleppo pepper is moderately spicy, about 10,000 on the Scoville scale. Aleppo pepper is a chili pepper native to the Aleppo region, in Syria, nowadays mainly grown in Turkey. It has a fruity taste and sweet nuances. It is more oily and salty than Espelette pepper; salt is often used in the drying process. Its flavor is rather sweet and fruity. It is a round chili pepper with a scent of dried tomatoes.