What's the fucking point?

Buy good quality Paprika powder and you will see the point. Cheap stuff is only good for colouring food.

to garnish deviled eggs

a few shakes, walah!

mccormicks spices are shit-tier. ground spices lose their efficacy fairly quickly. mccormicks sit on a shelf for months before even getting to the store, and then they'll sit in the store for months before you buy them. then they sit in your pantry for months before you use them all up. no wonder you can't taste them. buy whole spices and grind them yourself or buy fresh ground spices from a reputable market.

The flavor of paprika really comes out in stews and chilis. It's not terribly strong but it works with with other flavors.

You should make it clear that "cheap" and "good quality" are not about price. McCormick is neither cheap nor good quality. It's expensive and poor quality.

There are different sorts of paprika, each with a different taste suited to different things. Some are very delicate while others are just straight up bland. On top of this, how you use paprika will also alter its taste. For example, you can cook delicacy-grade (csemege) paprika in oil to bring out its pungency and a slight bitterness, but unheated, it's sweet and lacks pungency. I don't understand how heat makes it turn pungent.

Also, use more of it. I notice Amerifriends use a dusting of the stuff and call it a day. You need more. Paprika is not about zen. 'Less is more' does not apply. More is more. So use more.

During my time in the US, I've tried McCormick and it is just fucking bland. It's awful. While not great, I am surprised at Aldi in the US and how their paprika is actually pretty good. It's much cheaper than other paprika available in the country and is perfect for everyday use. If you've decided that you hate paprika and want no parts of it, ignore me, but otherwise, give Aldi's paprika a try and report back.

Get some smoked paprika son.

This, goddamn.

Use shitty spices you have shitty flavors. I used to balk at paying over $5 for a little bottle of spice, but that extra hit of money goes a long way. You use less of the spice because it is so potent.

I bought 1 container of smoked spicy paprika and one container of sweet and never looked back at shitty McCormick. They have both lasted over a year and lost little for their potency and flavor. I might use 1 1/2 tsp instead of 1, but I'm okay with that.

I'm the guy you're referencing.
I eat what is considered a lot of paprika by my friends and neighbours, just shy of a half kilo per year. The average Hungarian consumes over double that annually.
Two of the littler containers you're talking about wouldn't last me anywhere near as long as they last you!

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If you doubt paprika, do this.

Yeah that's the good good

This is pretty much what I eat every day, I just rotate different meats, spices and pasta/rice.

you gotta mix a fuck ton of it into a rich/fatty sauce.

it brings out true flavor of the paprika.

Do you live by yourself by chance? I'm planning to move out soon to live by myself for the first time and I'm planning to make something like that every few days. It's so easy and like you said, it can easily be swapped for other things for variety.

put a thick layer on some chicken or meat, and grill.

it forms a crunchy crust. delicious.

God damn, that corn looks good. I can do without the bacon though.

Just curious, what would be a reasonable price to pay for this product?

This is the stuff I get. It's got a nice, subtle, earthy flavor, and paprikas just isn't the same without it, although I have at times used Spanish paprika as well as Hungarian, with nice results.

>Aldi
This. I wasn't sure if this was still the case but I used to have some Hungarian friends who would swear by Aldi's brand.

Indeed. I just get whatever vegetables are in season (cheapest), and whatever's on sale at the butcher shop.

It's $4 for a can of it at my local shop. Dunno if that's average but it's perfectly reasonable to me. I've paid more for shittier paprika before.

Nice. Do you have any tips for making it?

So where do I get good spices guys?

Fuck lol it was almost $10 on amazon.

Economical and delicious. Good on you, mate. I'm gonna make something similar next time I get some meat.

No, sorry. I just wing it. The only tip I could give you would be "don't skimp on the garlic"

Was it for the 4oz. can? Because if it was, then that's definitely a ripoff. If you have World Market, I see it for $5 on their website.

>brown paprika

You have made a mistake, OP

Thanks man. Gonna love making this.

yeah bacon wrapped corn. come the fuck on.

Fuck yeah, that's the shit right there.

I like to mix paprika, turmeric and marjoram into my dishes just because I have disposal income and it makes me feel like I'm accomplishing something when I shake the bottles

Paprika makes a fine base for a bbq rub.

To have the flavour of sweet peppers.
You should get the Hungarian stuff.
>expecting McCormick to be good

daringgourmet.com/2015/04/22/szegedin-goulash-szekely-gulyas/

Ma nigga.

>daringgourmet.com/2015/04/22/szegedin-goulash-szekely-gulyas/

It's sublime seeing how red real goulash is.

Smoked paprika is superior.

I make this once a month or so, you gotta use pork rib meat and real european kraut.

Put some all spice on some ground turkey today. The smell was atrocious, maybe i put too much on