Description:
Crushed red pepper is made from hot dried red peppers.especiallyused in pizza parlour.Crushed redpepper ismade from hot dried red peppers and is not made of one type ofchili, but from various combinations of ancho, bell, cayenne andother dried red peppers.Crushedred pepper shakers have become as standard as salt and pepper ontables at Italian style restaurants andespecially pizza parlors in the United States. Often there is ahigh ratio of seeds,which some people believe intensifies the heat of this flavorfulcondiment, whereas the heat actually comes from the vein of thepepper (pith) (off of which the seeds grow)Crushedred pepper is used in pickling, chowders, spaghetti sauce, pizza sauce, soups andsausage.As chilis have become more popular, the varieties of peppers usedto make crushed red pepper have also changed.
