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Was wondering since almost all of the rubs I use or have seen have paprika as a main ingredient which kind of Paprika is the preferred.

I currently am using Spanish which is dark red but find it to be a little bitter

I used to use Hungarian which is more orange and spicier as I recall.

My spice guy found me a cayenne pepper that has had the heat bred out of it. When ground it yields a different flavor profile than either normal cayenne or paprika.

Just wondering
Mark
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I use the smoked Spanish paprika (pimenton). The 3 classifications are sweet (dulce), bittersweet (agridulce), and hot (picante). Sounds like you might have the agridulce. I keep all 3 types on hand and either use one straight up or a blend for a particular use.

Traditional producers use different types of peppers for each class. Big commercial producers, especially the Hungarians, generally use 1 type of pepper and adjust heat with cayenne.

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