Paprika Sweet 70g

Paprika is a fine powder made from especially mild varieties of capsicum peppers. Since the purpose of paprika is to enrich food with a bright red colour and not to make it hot, it can be considered a separate spice.

Paprika is the predominant spice and colouring in Hungarian cooking and they use it generously in their famous goulashes, stews, and chicken dishes. Hungarians have adopted paprika as their national spice, and in Hungary, the Balkan countries, and Turkey it is more usual to find paprika or chilli flakes on the table than black pepper. Paprika is also a common ingredient in Spanish and Portuguese cuisine. It is used in sofrito, the mixture of onions and other ingredients fried in olive oil that forms the basis of many slow-cooked dishes. In Morocco it is widely used in spice blends, and in India its principal use is to add a red colour to dishes. Everywhere it is used as an essential flavouring for sausages and other meat products. Paprika should never be overheated since it becomes bitter.