Skhug

Skhug (Hebrew: סחוג‎ s'khug) (also zhug) is a Middle Eastern hot sauce. Brought to Israel by Yemenite Jews, the condiment is now a staple of Israeli cuisine.

Skhug is made from fresh hot peppers seasoned with coriander, garlic and various spices. Skhug adom (red skhug) is made with red peppers and skhug yarok (green skhug) from green peppers. Skhug chum (brown skhug) is skhug yarok with tomatoes.

In Israel, skhug is sometimes referred to by the more generic term kharif (Hebrew: חריף; lit. "spicy"). It is a popular condiment at Israeli falafel and shawarma stands, and served with hummus.

Traditionally, skhug is ground with a mortar and pestle. Each ingredient is ground separately by hand, mixed together and ground again.

See also

• Cuisine of the Sephardic Jews
• Cuisine of Israel
• Yemenite cuisine