I had used it for years, sprinkled it on eggs, soups, and vegetables, yet one simple question stopped me mid-recipe. While cooking goulash with my mother-in-law, I suddenly realized I had no idea what paprika was actually made from, but,
When she laughed and told me it’s simply dried and ground red peppers, the answer felt almost too obvious to believe. That bright red spice I thought came from something rare or exotic was just sweet peppers transformed through drying and grinding. Now every time I open that little red tin, I remember how the most ordinary ingredients can hide the biggest surprises in plain sight, therefore,