Sweet Paprika

Sweet paprika is a finely ground, bright-red spice made from mild dried capsicum peppers. It tastes gentle and sweet with almost no heat, lending warm color and a soft, fruity aroma; bloom it briefly in oil or fat to deepen flavor. Use in stews, rubs, roasted vegetables, eggs, and sauces; it commonly sells as a fine ground powder.

Cultivators developed sweet paprika in Central Europe, especially Hungary, and in Spain, from domesticated Capsicum annuum varieties. Producers dry ripe red peppers, then de-stem and mill them to a fine powder; Hungarian grades like edelsuss emphasize sweetness, and the style spread through Central European and Mediterranean cuisines.