Paprika ni a ibirungo made from dried and ground red peppers. It is traditionally made from Ibirayi Ibinyuranye muri Longum itsinda, harimo urusenda. Paprika irashobora kugira urwego rutandukanye rwa ubushyuhe, ariko urusenda rwa chili rukoreshwa kuri paprika ishyushye usanga rworoheje kandi rukagira inyama zoroshye kurusha izakoreshwaga ifu ya chili. In some languages, but not English, the word paprika bivuga kandi ku gihingwa n'imbuto bivamo ibirungo, kimwe na peporo muri Grossum itsinda (urugero, urusenda).
Ubwoko bwose bwa capsicum bukomoka kubakurambere bo mwishyamba muri Amerika y'Amajyaruguru, by'umwihariko Hagati ya Mexico, where they have been cultivated for centuries. The peppers were subsequently introduced to the Isi Kera, igihe urusenda rwazanwaga Espanye mu kinyejana cya 16. Ikirungo gikoreshwa mukongeramo uburyohe nibara ryubwoko bwinshi bwibiryo mu biryo bitandukanye.
Ubucuruzi muri paprika bwagutse kuva kuri Igice cya Iberiya Kuri Afurika na Aziya[6]: 8 and ultimately reached Uburayi bwo hagati Binyuze i Balkans, icyo gihe cyari munsi Ottoman amategeko. Ibi bifasha gusobanura Igiserubati-Korowasiya inkomoko y'ijambo ry'icyongereza.
Muri Icyesipanyoli, paprika yamenyekanye nka pimentón kuva mu kinyejana cya 16, igihe byahindutse ibintu bisanzwe muguteka kwiburengerazuba Estremadura.Nubwo ihari mu Burayi bwo hagati kuva Ottoman yatangira kwigarurira, ntabwo yamenyekanye muri Hongiriya 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 pericarp, hamwe na kimwe cya kabiri cyimbuto zavanyweho, mugihe paprika ishyushye irimo imbuto zimwe, amahwa, amagi, na calyces. The red, orange or yellow color of paprika is due to its content of karotenoide.