deny1412

Ah, I see. Thanks, Mjx!

Peperoncino are really spicy, I think about 30,000 on the Scoville Scale. Some could confuse them with pepperoncini, which are completely different, they're yellow and barely have any spice. Given their placement on the Scoville Scale, to substitute peperoncino, I would use cayenne peppers, I think they're easier to find.

I have heard somewhere that you can substitute lemon zest for aniseeds in Alfajores but I haven't tried it myself so I don't know how it would work. In recipes like these, I think I would skip the aniseeds entirely if I didn't have any.