Paprika is the Hungarian word for what?
Paprika spice was grown in 1569 by the Turks at Buda (now part of Budapest, the capital of Hungary). Central European paprika was hot until the 1920s, when a Szeged breeder found a plant that produced sweet fruit, which he grafted onto other plants. The first recorded use of the word "paprika" in English is from 1896, although an earlier reference to Turkish paprika was published in 1831. The word derives from the Hungarian word "paprika", a diminutive of the Serbo-Croatian word "papar" (Cyrillic: папар) meaning "pepper", which in turn came from the Latin "piper" or modern Greek "piperi". "Paprika" and
Paprika Murcia" is not smoked, traditionally being dried in the sun or in kilns. Paprika is used as an ingredient in numerous dishes throughout the world. It is principally used to season and color rices, stews, and soups, such as goulash, and in the preparation of sausages, mixed with meats and other spices. In the United States, paprika is frequently sprinkled raw on foods as a garnish, but the flavor is more effectively brought out by heating it in oil. Hungarian national dishes incorporating paprika include "gulyas" (goulash), a meat stew, and "paprikash ("paprika gravy: a Hungarian recipe combining meat or