14.10.2026 14:19
Caner Özsercan, 37, who has been a tradesman in Samsun for 15 years, has been adding crushed red pepper to everything he eats and drinks for 10 years, after the hot crushed red pepper he tasted on a trip to Kahramanmaraş years ago. Özsercan, who consumes even his tea, dessert, water, and yogurt with hot pepper, has a 9-year-old son, Rüzgar, who also wants to eat spicy food like his father when he grows up.
In Samsun, a citizen named Caner Özsercan adds hot red pepper flakes to everything he eats and drinks. Those who see Özsercan, who consumes even dessert and tea with hot pepper, cannot believe their eyes.
Caner Özsercan began adding pepper flakes to all his food and drinks after tasting hot red pepper flakes during a trip to Kahramanmaraş years ago. Özsercan, who has not been able to eat even dessert without hot red pepper flakes for 10 years, attracts the attention of those around him with this habit.
I HAVE NO DAY WITHOUT SPICE
Stating that he began adding pepper to everything after the hot pepper he tasted during the trip, Caner Özsercan (37), said, "I have been a tradesman for 15 years. I add hot red pepper flakes to everything I eat and drink. Spiciness is my life. I add pepper flakes to everything you can think of, such as water, soup, dessert, and tea. This habit of mine has continued for 10 years. I tasted the spice during the trip, and since that day I add spice to everything. In my opinion, hot red pepper flakes suit dessert best. I recommend trying tea and dessert with hot red pepper flakes. It really becomes very delicious. Those who see this habit of mine for the first time are surprised. Some even try it after seeing me. Since I enjoy it, I like consuming it this way. I can say I have become one with spice. My wife sometimes tries it like me. Even though she sometimes gives up, she does try it. I cannot drink tea without pepper flakes. Before going to bed at night, I put pepper flakes in my yogurt. I have no day without spice. Our nights and days are spicy. Also, when my wife brings me tea in the evening, the tray contains tea, sugar, and a small bowl of pepper flakes. My tea is always served like this," he said.
HIS 9-YEAR-OLD SON ALSO WANTS TO BE LIKE HIS FATHER
Rüzgar Özsercan, 9, who stated that he wants to eat spicy food like his father, said, "My father eats everything with hot pepper. Even I am surprised when I see it. When I want to try it, I taste it, but it tastes very spicy to me. Hopefully, when I grow up, I can eat it too. Sometimes it tastes so spicy that tears even come to my eyes," he said.
Özsercan, who has made hot red pepper flakes an indispensable part of his daily life, continues to consume different foods and drinks with this habit.