Paprika

Ingredients: Paprika. Paprika, also known as sweet pepper, is a powdered red spice obtained from the ripe, dried and ground fruit of the sweet pepper or pepper (Capsicum annuum, of the Solanaceae family). The suave and slightly bitter taste of this spice underlines the Hungarian Goulash, a beef-based dish that is simmered for more than two hours with vegetables and spices, including paprika and Pörkölt, a veal stew with paprika. But paprika enhances the taste of many other Eastern European dishes and is also enjoyed with fresh cheese and fish or mixed with other spices. Paprika is still the base of Spanish cuisine which is not spicy. It is used in the composition of the escabèche sauce and in that of certain typical Spanish charcuterie such as chorizo.