Smoked Paprika

Smoked paprika is a fine, brick-red powder made from ripe peppers that are smoke-dried and ground. It delivers sweet, earthy warmth with pronounced oak smoke; it blooms in oil, colors dishes deep red, and layers flavor in rubs, stews, and roasted vegetables. Sold in sweet, bittersweet, or hot styles, typically as a ground powder in tins or jars.\n\nDeveloped in Spain, particularly Extremadura’s La Vera, where peppers are dried over smoldering oak before milling into pimentón. It anchors many Spanish dishes and spread into European and global kitchens through trade and modern barbecue culture.