Spice
Hot Paprika
B tier
Hot paprika is ground chilli powder selected and blended for noticeable heat while keeping paprika’s red colour and pepper sweetness—used in Hungarian dishes that need a kick beyond sweet édes grades. Substitute cayenne cautiously; hot paprika is usually fruitier and less purely sharp. Bloom in fat with onions for classic stews. Label heat levels vary by brand.
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Traits
Heated PowderHotHungarianPungentRedSpicy
History
HU
Hungarian mills differentiated hot and sweet paprika grades.
HU
Hot paprika became a standard export grade.
International spice trade stocked hot paprika beside sweet.
Cooks used hot paprika for controlled heat in European recipes.