Danish: Tyrkisk peber (Danish for "Turkish pepper", often referred to as Finnish: Turkinpippuri in Finnish, German: Türkisch Pfeffer in German, Norwegian: Tyrkisk pepper in Norwegian and Swedish: Turkisk peppar in Swedish) is a salty liquorice candy flavoured with salmiac (ammonium chloride), produced by the Finnish company Fazer and popular in Northern Europe.
The basic variant is a large, hollow, round shell both coated and filled with ammonium chloride powder. It is sold in dark blue, flame-decorated bags. The Danish: tyrkisk peber product family has later expanded to include the "Hot & Sour" (a milder variant of the traditional design, produced in four different flavours; Spicy Citrus, Pepper Liquorice, Chilli Melon and Strawberry Surprise) and "Bonfire" (soft, much milder candies) bagged variants, as well as lollipops and filled liquorice. There has also been a chili-flavoured version and a strongly licorice-flavoured version with less of the ammonium chloride and peppercorn flavouring, but these have since been discontinued. However, the licorice-flavoured variant can still be found as one of the flavours in the “Hot & Sour” bags. In Northern Europe there are competing different versions of salmiac-based candy, including Norwegian: pulverpadder (frog shaped candies), Danish: rustne søm and Danish: spejderhagl.
Danish: Tyrkisk peber is used to make the Finnish candy shot Salmiakki Koskenkorva and in similar Scandinavian drinks. When Perelly manufactured Danish: tyrkisk peber, it was also available as powder which was often used to make a drink known in Denmark as Danish: sorte svin, Danish: små grå, hot shot or Danish: lakridsshot, in Sweden as Swedish: lakritsshot, and in Norway as Norwegian: tyrker, Norwegian: små grå or Norwegian: lakrisshot.
Danish: Tyrkisk peber is hygroscopic, and if left in an unsealed bag it will absorb water from the air and stick together after a few days.
Tyrkisk Peber Fazer blue chocolate.