Sweet paprika
Mild dried red peppers, ground — sweet, fruity and red, the spice of goulash and paprikash.
Kinds
- Sweet
- Édesnemes in Hungary — the everyday one.
- Hot
- Csípős — with real heat.
Knowing it
- Where to buy
- Hungarian and Polish delis. Buy small and replace it — old paprika turns brown and dusty.
- Worth knowing
- It burns in seconds. Take the pan off the heat before stirring it in.