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Australians are shocked to learn what the herb paprika made from dried and crushed capsicum
Foodies are shocked to learn what the spice paprika is really made from: ‘This has ruined my day’
- The popular spice is made from dried and crushed capsicum
- Hundreds say the knowledge has forever ruined paprika for them
Hundreds of individuals have said their ‘day was ruined’ after learning how the spice paprika is actually made.
Australians were shocked to learn that the popular spice is actually made from dried and crushed capsicum.
There are three different types of paprika – sweet, hot and smoked – and they are all made using different variations of capsicum.
‘They say you should never meet your heroes. I say you should never find out how your favourite spice is made,’ one man said.
Hundreds of people have said their ‘day was ruined’ by learning how paprika is actually made
Australian’s were shocked to learn that the popular spice is actually made from dried and crushed capsicum. There are three different types of paprika, sweet, hot and smoked – and they are all made using different variations of capsicum
Foodie Instagram page Nutra Organics shocked followers with the revelation.
‘Learning that paprika is just dried and crushed red capsicum was really shocking. I don’t know why I thought there was a paprika tree somewhere,’ they posted on the page.
The seasoning, which features heavily in Hungarian and Spanish cooking, is made by drying capsicum and then grinding it into a fine dust.
This fact shocked and confused many, with hundreds admitting they hate the vegetable but adore paprika.
Many people have begun to make paprika at home using a dehydrator (pictured) or cooking it on a low heat in the oven
‘This just ruined my day,’ one man said.
‘Stop this sorcery,’ another said.
‘I was today years old,’ another wrote.
Foodies couldn’t understand how paprika comes in different variations if it’s made from the same vegetable.
However the spice is made from a variety of different type of peppers, including hot chili peppers, poblano peppers, sweet peppers, aleppo peppers and more
Sweet paprika is a mild spice used on foods like potato salad, hot paprika is often used to add spice to meat and stews, and smoked paprika is used to add a mild smoky flavour to dishes.
Many people have begun to make paprika at home using a dehydrator or cooking it on a low heat overnight in the oven.
The task has been described as easy, but time consuming, and the spice requires many capsicums for a small amount.
Two large red capsicums will only make around two teaspoons of paprika.
