Guest guest Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 What exactly is the difference between/among plain ole supermarket paprika Hungarian paprika smoked paprika ? I found smoked paprika at Costco in a fairly large shaker container, so I hope I really like it a lot! And I found Hungarian paprika at a German foods specialty store... ~ irene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 A huge difference in taste. Donna Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile irene Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:10:54 Re: Hungarian and smoked paprika What exactly is the difference between/among plain ole supermarket paprika Hungarian paprika smoked paprika ? I found smoked paprika at Costco in a fairly large shaker container, so I hope I really like it a lot! And I found Hungarian paprika at a German foods specialty store... ~ irene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 The smoked paprika tastes like BBQ potato chips. Delicious flavor. I just sprinkled some on a bowl of homemade vegetable soup we made for dinner. Judy - irene Wednesday, December 10, 2008 6:10 PM Re: Hungarian and smoked paprika What exactly is the difference between/among plain ole supermarket paprika Hungarian paprika smoked paprika ? I found smoked paprika at Costco in a fairly large shaker container, so I hope I really like it a lot! And I found Hungarian paprika at a German foods specialty store... ~ irene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Hmmm. I wonder how it would be on popcorn... Pretty tasty, I bet. ~ irene > The smoked paprika tastes like BBQ potato chips. Delicious > flavor. I just sprinkled some on a bowl of homemade vegetable soup > we made for dinner. > Judy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Paprika is a general term for dried (red) peppers that are ground up into a powder. You could make mild paprika using regular red peppers, dry them and pulverize them. Hungarian paprika is ground up dried Hungarian peppers (just a little hot) Smoked paprika is ground up dried and smoked peppers, usually from pimenton peppers if we are talking Spanish smoked paprika. You can get a similar thing grinding up chipotle peppers. Chipotles are just mature (red) jalapenos that are smoked in a smoker and allowed to dry. Then they are ground up. You can also make some yourself if you buy the loose dried chipotles and grind them using a spice grinder. I much prefer those than the chipotle that you find in cans. Can substitute for smoked paprika but it will have even more of a kick, so be careful! You can smoke dry and grind up any peppers really. I have been experimenting with smoking and drying poblano peppers and hot wax peppers that we grow ourselves. Roseta , irene wrote: > > What exactly is the difference between/among > > plain ole supermarket paprika > Hungarian paprika > smoked paprika > > ? > > > I found smoked paprika at Costco in a fairly large shaker container, > so I hope I really like it a lot! > And I found Hungarian paprika at a German foods specialty store... > > ~ irene > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 > What exactly is the difference between/among > > plain ole supermarket paprika > Hungarian paprika > smoked paprika All paprika is made from ground-up dried red peppers. Supermarket paprika is very mild, and is usually used more for color than for flavor. Hungarian paprika is made from different pepper varieties from that which you'd find at your grocery store, and has a fairly distinctive flavor. Some of it can be pretty hot. Smoked paprika (pimenton de la vera) is from Spain. You can also get some pretty decent full-flavored paprika at your local Asian market. Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 Roseta, Thank you so much for sharing all that really useful information about paprika and other dried peppers. I have chipotles but never thought of grinding them. I'll grind some tomorrow. Unfortunately we're too high/too cool to grow peppers successfully. I can grow a couple of Northern King bell peppers to maturity in the greenhouse, but haven't even bothered trying jalapenos or poblanos. Thanks again, ~ irene > Paprika is a general term for dried (red) peppers that are ground up > into a powder. You could make mild paprika using regular red peppers, > dry them and pulverize them. > > Hungarian paprika is ground up dried Hungarian peppers (just a > little hot) > > Smoked paprika is ground up dried and smoked peppers, usually from > pimenton peppers if we are talking Spanish smoked paprika. > > You can get a similar thing grinding up chipotle peppers. Chipotles > are just mature (red) jalapenos that are smoked in a smoker and > allowed to dry. Then they are ground up. You can also make some > yourself if you buy the loose dried chipotles and grind them using a > spice grinder. I much prefer those than the chipotle that you find in > cans. Can substitute for smoked paprika but it will have even more of > a kick, so be careful! > > You can smoke dry and grind up any peppers really. I have been > experimenting with smoking and drying poblano peppers and hot wax > peppers that we grow ourselves. > Roseta > > , irene wrote: >> >> What exactly is the difference between/among >> >> plain ole supermarket paprika >> Hungarian paprika >> smoked paprika >> >> ? >> >> >> I found smoked paprika at Costco in a fairly large shaker container, >> so I hope I really like it a lot! >> And I found Hungarian paprika at a German foods specialty store... >> >> ~ irene >> > > > > --- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 Alex, Thank you. I never thought to look at paprika in an Asian market. I'll definitely have to check out the spices more carefully. ~ irene >> What exactly is the difference between/among >> >> plain ole supermarket paprika >> Hungarian paprika >> smoked paprika > > All paprika is made from ground-up dried red peppers. > Supermarket paprika is very mild, and is usually used more for color > than for flavor. > Hungarian paprika is made from different pepper varieties from that > which you'd find at your grocery store, and has a fairly distinctive > flavor. Some of it can be pretty hot. > Smoked paprika (pimenton de la vera) is from Spain. > You can also get some pretty decent full-flavored paprika at your > local > Asian market. > > Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 > I never thought to look at paprika in an Asian market. The Asian markets around here (NYC vicinity) tend to have all kinds of different colored powders in different sizes of plastic bags with all kinds of not-particularly-helpful labels. The paprika was in a bag simply labeled " Red Pepper " with no indication of flavor or heat. (It was quite flavorful and not hot.) Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 Hi, Alex -- Here in the Puget Sound (south of Seattle) area there are lots of Asian markets as well, with all sorts of intriguing things in bags and bottles and packets and ceramic containers and cans and.. I've sort of stopped going and trying things out since the news of how much adulteration there is in Chinese food products. It's so hard to know what's safe and what isn't. Melamine in infant formula? I thought melamine was for making plastic dishes. irene in the foothills of Mt. Rainier where we're due for a big snow storm tomorrow -- perfect day to trim the tree and bake cookies! >> I never thought to look at paprika in an Asian market. > > The Asian markets around here (NYC vicinity) tend to have all kinds of > different colored powders in different sizes of plastic bags with all > kinds of not-particularly-helpful labels. The paprika was in a bag > simply labeled " Red Pepper " with no indication of flavor or heat. (It > was quite flavorful and not hot.) > > Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2008 Report Share Posted December 12, 2008 Irene, you are welcome! You might be able to grow Manzano peppers in your climate too. , irene wrote: > > Roseta, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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