Paprika huwa a ħwawar made from dried and ground red peppers. It is traditionally made from Patata varjetajiet fil-Longum grupp, inkluż bżar taċ-chili. Paprika jista 'jkollha livelli differenti ta' sħana, iżda l-bżar taċ-chili użat għall-paprika jaħraq għandu tendenza li jkun aktar ħafif u jkollu laħam irqaq minn dawk użati biex jipproduċu trab taċ-chili. In some languages, but not English, the word paprika jirreferi wkoll għall-pjanta u l-frott li minnu hija magħmula l-ħwawar, kif ukoll għall-bżar fil-Grossum grupp (eż., bżar qampiena).
Il-varjetajiet kollha tal-kapsicum huma dixxendenti minn antenati selvaġġi L-Amerka ta 'Fuq, partikolarment Ċentrali tal-Messiku, where they have been cultivated for centuries. The peppers were subsequently introduced to the Dinja l-Qadima, meta nġiebu l-bżar Spanja fis-seklu 16. It-tħawwir jintuża biex iżid togħma u kulur għal ħafna tipi ta 'platti fi kċejjen differenti.
Il-kummerċ tal-paprika kiber mill- Peniżola Iberika biex l-Afrika u Asja[6]: 8 and ultimately reached Ewropa Ċentrali permezz tal- Balkani, li mbagħad kien taħt Ottoman regola. Dan jgħin jispjega l- Serbo-Kroat oriġini tat-terminu Ingliż.
Fil Spanjol, paprika kien magħruf bħala pimentón mis-seklu 16, meta sar ingredjent tipiku fil-kċina tal-Punent Estremadura.Minkejja l-preżenza tagħha fl-Ewropa Ċentrali mill-bidu tal-konkwisti Ottomani, ma sarx popolari fi Ungerija until the late 19th century. Now, more than 70% paprika are planted and harvested from China origin.
Paprika can range from mild to hot – the flavor also varies from country to country – but almost all plants grown produce the sweet variety. Sweet paprika is mostly composed of the perikarpu, b'aktar minn nofs iż-żrieragħ imneħħija, filwaqt li l-paprika jaħraq fih xi żrieragħ, zkuk, bajd, u kalici. The red, orange or yellow color of paprika is due to its content of karotenojdi.