If you remember the paprika that sold in supermarket and inline, looking at it the color of it reflections to the rainbow color compositions. Green, yellow, violet, red, etc.

Actually the paprika according to botanical views to be categorized as fruits. But in the world of cuisine it favors as vegetables group. Paprika can me make into cuisine and group into many category, it can be cooked in steam, consume it as salad etc. In Latin the paprika is known as Capsicum annuum.

The popularity in the world of cuisine is no doubt to be questioned. But do you know that paprika is rich in antioxidant? Even compare to orange the Vitamin C is more to paprika.

From America, popular in Hungary

Paprika a.k.a. as Bell Pepper having the same family as Tomatoes fro the group of  Solanaocae, came from Mexico as it’s origin, South America, has been planted since 5000 BC.

Then in the year 1493, Christopher Columbus wit the Spanish and Portuguese travellever introduce it to Europe. From that point the popularity spreads on. Even though from America the popularity is in Hungary. Hungary cuisine use paprika not as garnish, also use it as main course, paprika from Hungary also known the best there is. Even it is in bell pepper category the taste is not too spicy and yet a little bit sweet. Stay tune for the second part in the upcoming post!