Just saying the word "paprika" inspires joy, and the crimson hue seconds that emotion. This spice-cabinet staple is often overlooked in the U.S. but is prized in Hungarian and Spanish cuisines.

Sometimes, learning more about your favourite foods makes you feel good. For instance, I was pretty happy to discover that a pumpkin spice mix is really easy to make at home, and that the secret to ...

Although paprika is not native to Eastern Europe, it has long been associated with Hungarian cooking – it is used in goulash (a soup or stew with meat and vegetables) and chicken or veal paprikash, ...

This Spanish paprika salmon and rice recipe combines tender salmon with aromatic rice and smoky paprika for a flavorful meal.

Paprika falls somewhere between red and orange, and it ends up on deviled eggs. That’s about the extent of many people's paprika knowledge. Most of us don't understand the different types of paprika.

And that’s where paprika comes in, at least according to The Paprikás Weiss Hungarian Cookbook. Authors Edward Weiss and Ruth Buchan make the case that after Hungarian peasants were introduced to ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. Depending on when you were born and how much TV ...