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Subscribe to forums RSS#1 Fri 27 Jun 08 4:55pm
misTea
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- From England
- Member since Wed 28 May 08
Paprika, sweet or smoked?
I have noticed that some recipes call for sweet paprika and some for smoked. can anyone tell me the difference between these and the jars labled just "paprika"? i have been looking around and cant seem to find either sweet or smoked varieties anywhere.
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#2 Fri 27 Jun 08 7:28pm
SusanneH
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- Member since Mon 13 Mar 06
Re: Paprika, sweet or smoked?
There are different versions of paprika.
hot- which is - well, you may have guessed it - hot, but not quite so hot as chili powder
sweet - which is mild.
smoked - often labelled as Spanish (found it as that in Scotland at least) - has a somewhat smokey note.
If you really can't get the smoked stuff use the mild/sweet or hot (or a mix of both). It will not taste exactly the same, but still be good. I had to do that for some time till my Scotland trip, because Jamie uses smoked paprika in several recipes and I could never find it here in Germany.
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#3 Fri 27 Jun 08 9:42pm
AskCy
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- From Lancashire
- Member since Tue 11 Mar 08
Re: Paprika, sweet or smoked?
smoked paprika smells like BBQ flavoured things !
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#4 Fri 27 Jun 08 10:14pm
Anna
- Member since Fri 15 Apr 05
Re: Paprika, sweet or smoked?
The standard jars from supermarkets just labelled 'Paprika' (eg. Schwartz etc.) are sweet. The smoked stuff tends to be specifically labelled as such.
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#5 Fri 27 Jun 08 10:57pm
MsPablo
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- Member since Fri 28 Mar 08
Re: Paprika, sweet or smoked?
Smoked paprika comes in both sweet and hot. The Spanish variety is called 'Pimenton de la Vera' (dulce = sweet, picante = hot). Hungarian smoked paprika comes in both sweet and hot. I find sweet, smoked paprika more useful than the hot smoked paprika, you can always get heat from chili's. Regular paprika whether sweet or hot has a very subtle flavor.
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#6 Sat 28 Jun 08 11:26pm
misTea
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Re: Paprika, sweet or smoked?
MsPablo, you are a genius, thanks. i have seen pimenton in a chinese supermarket recently but as i never heard of it i never thought to stop and take a look. i'll go back on my day off and have a chat with them.
thank you 
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