Paprika?

[JHZR2]

What is your favorite?

I’ve used this for years, always got it at the supermarket. Can’t seem to find it anymore besides $10 on Amazon.

Any recommendations??

 

[BornSlippy]

What is your favorite?

I’ve used this for years, always got it at the supermarket. Can’t seem to find it anymore besides $10 on Amazon.

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Any recommendations??

Everything else is mediocre. I have trouble finding it as well. It will show up at a local store, then it will vanish for months and show up again out of the blue.

Having said that, a reasonable alternative is paprika from neighboring countries like Slovenia, Croatia or Serbia.

 

[BornSlippy]

Or another Hungarian one.

 

[AutoMechanic]

Is there really much difference in that brand and say store brand? All I am able to get for most spices around here is store brand or McCormick. I never thought much about it to be honest. I rarely use paprika except in recipes though.

 

[Kira]

Can’t seem to find it anymore besides $10 on Amazon.

The unacceptable price of $10 implies you would settle for another variety.
How tolerant are you of experimenting with other brands?
Go to the Polish shops in Wallington or Garfield and see what they have. (one Jersey boy to another)
Bring a photo of your preferred brand.

Is there really much difference in that brand and say store brand?

There absolutely can be. Yes, there are quality levels of spices.

 

[sparky123]

If you want to see a GREAT place to buy....Google Hungarian Central Market in Budapest. Oh my goodness, the vendors and the smell is just unbelievable and unforgettable. This what shopping should be like!

 

[ARCOgraphite]

O.k. what do you put it on? I am familiar with Broiled chicken and a dusting on potato. More for colour than flavour.
Since it's powdered dried Chili, what the difference between it and Chili powder?

The Chili Variety? The Grind?

 

[ARCOgraphite]

If you want to see a GREAT place to buy....Google Hungarian Central Market in Budapest. Oh my goodness, the vendors and the smell is just unbelievable and unforgettable. This what shopping should be like!

Stop it! You are making me Hungary

 

[mdtn952]

Good stuff.

 

[shortyb]

I got a 2-pack of the 4oz sweet and 4oz hot Szeged for $15 on the 'Zon. Absolutely worth every penny if you are into spices and know what you are doing with them.

 

[rszappa1]

What is your favorite?

I’ve used this for years, always got it at the supermarket. Can’t seem to find it anymore besides $10 on Amazon.

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Any recommendations??

Being Hungarian this is all that I use....

 

[goblin]

What is your favorite?

I’ve used this for years, always got it at the supermarket. Can’t seem to find it anymore besides $10 on Amazon.

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Any recommendations??

I'm best with Trader Joe's smoked paprika, but this one is Spanish.

As for yours - Parrot Coffee has it (like they have most great stuff).

They are in Queens, New York (Rangel is an amazing guy, he started with one store, now has four). They ship as well.

 

[Hirev]

What is your favorite?

I've been using Costco Kirkland Signature ground organic Paprika lately it is the sweet style and seems to be good quality.

 

[BHopkins]

I'm glad I happened upon this thread. I've often heard about how flavorful Hungarian paprika is, but I have never used it. I just ordered the 2 pack, 1 hot & 1 sweet, of Szeged paprika, off of Amazon. I'm anxious to try it, and see how it compares.

O.k. what do you put it on? I am familiar with Broiled chicken and a dusting on potato. More for colour than flavour.
Since it's powdered dried Chili, what the difference between it and Chili powder?

The Chili Variety? The Grind?

I make homemade chili powder, by grinding up dried chili peppers, and like to add some paprika to it. I'm anxious to try the hot paprika for this. I also make homemade rib rub, and it calls for quite a bit of paprika.

 

[BornSlippy]

This article sums up what the difference between Hungarian paprika and the rest. It's difficult to use anything else once you have tried Hungarian paprika.

Being of eastern European ancestry, we cook frequently with Hungarian red paprika. The taste just isn't the same without it.

I'm not that much of a snob about it though. I do have the Kirkland Organic Paprika in my spice cabinet right now. While it's pretty good, it's just not the same.



https://meatcheftools.com/whats-the-difference-between-paprika-and-hungarian-paprika/

 

[goblin]

https://meatcheftools.com/whats-the-difference-between-paprika-and-hungarian-paprika/

Sorry but this reads like an Ai-generated ad from the Hungarian chamber of commerce or something

"...Hungarian paprika, especially the sweet and hot varieties, is known for its intense and complex flavors with a rich, sweet undertone. On the other hand, regular paprika tends to be milder and more generic in taste, lacking the depth and complexity found in Hungarian varieties..."

No biological waste, Sherlock ? So first it was richer and mild, low Scoville, then it was flavorful and slightly hot, but not bland, specific to the Hungarian climate and peppers ?

My respect to Hungary and Hungarians, they have an amazing national selfishness which will make them outlast every other nation on Earth, and they have the most amazing women on Earth, but if there's ONE thing that can be found everywhere else - it's their climate. It's the most boilerplate climate you can find. If their climate was a car, it would be an Opel Astra or an Impala rental.

My respects to their paprika as well, I'm sure it's great, but for a non-educated palate the difference between theirs and another good one would be three times offset by what wine one drank prior or what toothpaste the gargled with.

Again, my beef is with the above article, not with the virtues of Hungarian paprika.

 

[Kira]

^^Add to that the natural variations among harvest seasons. A single ingredient spice is hard to tweak.

In Hungary, every dwelling I entered had one or more strings of peppers drying. It has a good, rich flavor but I can't separate it "from the crowd".
I was told, for civil peace and quiet, the Soviet masters allowed/maintained Hungarian quality levels of foodstuffs.

Our neighbors are from Poland and we're gifted peppers. I make them THE BEST Macaroni Salad on Earth

 

[JHZR2]

Our neighbors are from Poland and we're gifted peppers. I make them THE BEST Macaroni Salad on Earth

Do share!

Always liked the salads from Ernie’s Deli in Rutherford.

 

[Tom NJ]

I grow, dry, and grind my own.

 

[Sumboodie]

What is it for?

Never even heard of it before, never mind used it.