Our spectacular Cured Sumac grows wild around Gaziantep, Turkey, where instead of being dried, it’s chopped and packed in salt to preserve it. It has a bright, sour, salty and slightly fermented flavor, and is one of our most popular spices among professional chefs and home cooks alike.
Cured Sumac is a classic Middle Eastern finishing spice. Swap it for lemon juice in any recipe or use it to add character and brightness to salads, fish, meat or dips. It also makes a perfect topping for anything from hummus to salad to roasted veggies or meat to scrambled eggs.
“Tart and vivacious, invigorating citrus-like finish.” Bon Appetit
"We purchase Burlap & Barrel’s Cured Sumac by the pound." Sohla El-Waylly, New York Times
"The perfect topping for avocado toast." FastCompany
- Origin: Gaziantep, Turkey
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Aliases: Sumak
- Process: Chopped, then packed in salt and cured
- Ingredients: Sumac berries (Rhus coriaria), salt (salt content is 1% by weight, or about 0.5 grams per jar)
- Tasting notes: Sour Cherry • Salt & Vinegar • Sunny Acidity
COOKING
- Chickpea Sumac Salad
- Çilbir-Inspired Eggs
- Lemon-Honey Soda with a Sumac-Salt Rim
- Salmon Dry Rub
- Cucumber Yogurt Side Salad
- Easy, Creamy Vegan Salad Dressing
- Hearty Cauliflower and Radicchio Salad with Pine Nuts, Barberries, and Sumac
- Pairs well with: Black Urfa Chili, Smoked Pimenton Paprika, Wild Mountain Cumin
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United StatesSo versatile!
My husband loves to make his own version of margarita salt with cured sumac! I love to add it to riced cauliflower along with the mountain thyme!
United StatesYummy yummy
I love sumac, especially sprinkled generously in salad — it’s chewy tartness is like raisins that don’t cloy. And it lends a substance to the salad that I crave. This particular sumac is darker and deeper than what I am used to. It is not as satisfying to me as the bright coral iterations I have experienced. But it is difficult for me to find sumac at all. And this is still a quality product. I am learning to modify and brighten my dressings to bring the particular flavor that I love forward. The texture and freshness are excellent.
United StatesGreat Flavor
Love this new spice. Great on most anything but really added a zing to my scrambled egg whites.
United StatesCured Sumac
Amazing ****! So terrific in fish rubs.
United StatesGreat Cured Sumac!
I use this frequently and really enjoy. So glad I was introduced to all of the B&B spices I was unfamiliar with until now. Thanks B&B! Keep it coming! :-)
