Our Taste Test of Smoked Paprika
Tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Julia to a tasting of smoked paprika.
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I’ll be be trying this in my next dry brine
Smoked Salmon 😋🎣🐟😋
i'd love to see this test re-done. there's o many mor brands out there now, like whole foods 265, and trader joes.
I used mccormick smoked paprika on steak for my tacos tonight and it came out smokey but my main seasoning was morton adobo which also contains smoked paprika
Thank you ironically I had all three in my cupboard. So now I’ll throw two of them out. Lol thanks for sharing. I wish you guys would do a test on these new silicone baking sheets. I’m on the fence and haven’t committed to getting them yet.
I've never tried paprika before but this week on a recipe channel someone raved about using: Smoked Sweet Paprika
“pop prika” sounds weird
okay I bought. La Dalia and it had. zero smoked flavor and Mccormick was super smokey and delish. Very close in flavor to the simply organic. But Mcormick was the smokiest.
What stores carry simply organic. Have not seen where I shop.
I use simply organic and they get it from Morocco! 🙂
When I lived in Morocco the smoked paprika would make you want to swoon.
People that don't pronounce things the way of the masses do really annoy me, like they are better than everyones. Ego trip if you will.
Yes, there are words that are pronounced differently throughout the world. This joker should move to whichever crap hole that pronounces Paprika "pap reek a" like morons and live there.
I thought I was bugging. I heard people saying smoked paprika had a good flavor so I bought Mccormick thinking it's about reputable brand and it was very bland
I red someplace that "red" spices i.e. paprika, chili powders, etc should be kept refrigerated and out of the light…What does Jack say about that? tk u Judy
My Hungarian boss made fabulous Hungarian Chicken Paprikash. She pronounced it PAP rik ash
Ok…we get it!
You lost me at “these are all sweet”
I like the Walmart brand
My sister had a friend from South America who put paprika on mac and cheese. So Peg insisted on paprika on m&c every time it was made. I didn't like it that much but, maybe it wasn't the same quality as her friend had. So I'll try Simply Organic for Peggy.
Best smoked paprika I have bought was Hungarian.
Thank you! First time buyer for this spice and could not make up my mind even with Customer reviews😁🙂
Video >> How we make THE ORIGINAL Smoked Paprika “La Chinata”🌶🌶 (Full process explanation) – LA CHINATA SMOKED PAPRIKA (8:20 min.)
I love smoked paprika on deviled eggs!
The runner up brand of smoked paprika is the one I use, BUT the difference is the region. The one I buy is Mas Portell which the peppers come from the La Sosa region of Spain. It has the best smoked flavor & the undertones are delish. I didn't realize that there was such a difference in the region of Spain would make a big difference but it does & makes a HUGE difference when cooking & making rubs. The Simply Organic is definitely good but is my backup if I run out of my favorite
I'm so happy this showed up outta nowhere. I am literally going to be buying smoked paprika for the first time this weekend to add to my spice cabinet.
Wow, i totally agree. I had been using the Simply Organic for the past several weeks and was surprised at how much more paprika I'm using now. With the McCormick (which is generally a fine brand in my experience) i had been using, it just didn't provide nearly the same amount of flavor and deliciousness as the Simply Organic.
golden is another failure from maine. dumb people voting for dumb people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello everyone great show
Thanks for the tips on smoke Paprika 👍🌶
“Smoked Paprika – the bacon of spices.” – Chef John
Eating Simply Organic right now. I'm addicted to it. Sprinkled it on my man n cheese and stuffing❤️
It triggers me when they call it pap'-ri-ka… I literally NEVER heard that until a year or so ago
I like to watch these taste tests but I still buy what I like and also what 's available in stores.
Here is a novel idea. How bout adding liquid smoke when you use bland paprika?
Why smoked over non/regular Paprika? You can buy both.
Well, I enjoy these tastings, not so much for the decisions as for the descriptions. I probably would buy McCormick's for the very reasons described, I'm not so much into a smoky flavor except for a bit in BBQ sauce. Without the descriptions, I wouldn't know.
The pretentious snobbery of using the British pronunciation over the American pronunciation. Typical PBS BS. You look like fools.
Thumbs up for the review, thumbs down for the pronunciation of Paprika…
Best paprika is from Hungary, sweet and smoked.
It's called sweet paprika.
Romania makes the best SWEET smoked paprika, must have for chicken paprikash
Most American cooks think paprika is only a garnish like when used on deviled eggs. Hungarians use it in almost anything in at least tablespoon quantities. Cheap paprika is bitter when used in those quantities. Buy good high quality paprika and use lots !
What the heck is pap-RICK-a ?
I used paprika constantly. I will purchase the "winner" to taste the difference.
Yay! I do use Simply Organic Smoked Paprika. I like their spices the best. I am gradually replacing all of my spices to have the quality and then also all of my containers will match and fit in my spice rack better.