Paprika can rightfully claim to be one of the most famous condiments in the world. The red powder has a sweet taste with spicy bitter notes and is widely used in cooking. The raw material for the production of paprika is sweet pepper. Its Latin name is Capsicum annum, and in Russian it is also called paprika. Its fruits are dried after ripening, and then crushed, turning into powder. The homeland of paprika is South America. Red pepper was brought to Europe by Spanish conquistadors in the XVI century. They called the seasoning "Indian red salt". The new spice gained popularity quickly - mainly because it was not too expensive. The thing is that ground black pepper at that time was literally valued at its weight in gold - and therefore was used exclusively by the chefs of the nobility. Paprika turned out to be much more affordable. To date, one of the main producing countries of this seasoning is Hungary. The country produces seven varieties of paprika, which differ from each other in color, sharpness and aroma. Hungarians often call paprika "red gold" and as a mandatory component it is present in many Hungarian dishes.
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