Organic paprika | powder | red | sweet

The original home of the spicy pepper is South and Central America. The people there have probably been using the fruits for many thousands of years. Christopher Columbus brought the plant to Europe after the discovery of America, but initially the pepper was used almost exclusively as an ornamental plant for a long time. The Turks brought peppers to Hungary on their campaign of conquest through Europe, where the plant was very popular with the farmers. Over the years, varieties were bred that were well adapted to the cooler climate and fertile soils of south-eastern Europe. Paprika completely changed Hungarian cuisine and became an essential part of all typical national dishes. Today, Hungary is one of the most important paprika-growing countries and produces absolute top quality. Pure manual labour in harvesting and sorting and strict monitoring of all processing procedures, as well as gentle grinding in stone mills, preserve the full aroma and high colour intensity.