With the Increase in Pepper Prices, Homemade Isot Pepper Is Being Sold for 500 Lira in ŞAnlıurfa.
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The increase in red pepper prices in Şanlıurfa has also been reflected in the price of homemade isot (a type of chili pepper paste).
In Şanlıurfa, homemade isot (a type of chili pepper) that sold for 300 lira per kilogram last year has reached up to 500 lira this year. Merchants selling isot said that citizens making isot at home have increased their sales due to the high price of peppers.
The famous isot pepper from Şanlıurfa is quite expensive this year. Last year, red peppers sold for 15-16 lira per kilo, but the price has risen to 34-35 lira per kilo, causing the price of homemade isot to increase from 300 lira to 500 lira per kilo. Due to rising costs, the number of people making isot at home has decreased, while demand in the market has increased.
Red peppers grown in the fertile lands of Şanlıurfa are processed into isot (a type of chili powder) after harvest, primarily through the labor of producers, especially women. An indispensable part of the city's cuisine...
In Şanlıurfa, the price of red peppers has risen to 34-35 lira per kilogram, while homemade isot (a type of chili pepper paste) costs 500 lira per kilogram. Because peppers have become expensive, those who cannot afford to make isot at home are turning to the market to buy it, leading shopkeepers to report an increase in demand compared to last year.
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