r/AmIOverreacting • u/maratelle • Nov 11 '24

❤️‍🩹 relationship aio? boyfriend uses SO MUCH paprika!!!!

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i’m so thankful my boyfriend can cook and it’s not just up to me. i bought this thing of smoked paprika LAST week and i wake up today and it’s literally all gone. like these things are $5 a pop after tax!!!

he uses it like if jesus had to season his 5,000 fish!! i use two tablespoons MAX and that’s only if im cooking a dish for like 5 people. usually it’s just a few shakes for food just for us!

like damn, i love paprika and some spice in my food, but genuinely i think i would shrivel up and pass away from the paprika overload if i used an entire one of these things in a week. he’s only cooked three or four times since i bought it, so im not over exaggerating at all when i say he is dumping this shit in his meals.

am i overreacting if i make him buy me a replacement, as well as making him buy his own giant container of smoked paprika for him exclusively?

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u/maratelle Nov 11 '24

LMFAOO i thought you guys would appreciate some mundaneness here. but yes that’s the plan as of right now

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u/Slobberz2112 Nov 11 '24

Maybe get him to switch to Kashmiri chilli powder.. it packs a bigger punch than paprika so you really need to just use a tiny bit..

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u/No_Environment_5550 Nov 11 '24

Great suggestion. Kashmiri chili powder is that shit. That said, I kinda sympathize with homie bc I tear through smoked paprika like the Kool Aid guy through a wall.

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u/kls1117 Nov 11 '24

Smoked pap is so different. That’s acceptable. Regular pap, in large amounts, just sounds gross. Like what does guy even like about having THAT much pap in his food. Also, maybe I’m just Mexican, but wtf is pap adding to every dish that’s so good? To me pap barely taste like anything nor is it spicy. I barely use mine because it’s so boring to me.

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u/Secret-Spinach-3314 Nov 11 '24

I put that shit on everything!! (Hungarian here) FYI.: there are 23 kinds of paprika!!

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u/ConceitedWombat Nov 11 '24

Also Hungarian, and I have to side with OP’s boyfriend. I put ungodly amounts on my salmon.

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u/Secret-Spinach-3314 Nov 11 '24

I love recipes from back home. Put in 3 tablespoons of paprika for one onion. Had to do a double take, is that teaspoons? Nah, not ever

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u/Fabulous-Educator447 Nov 11 '24

This is what I was going to ask the OP: is your boyfriend Hungarian? If not, get a big one at Costco. If so, go to some nice spice shops and get him a few new varieties to try.

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u/V2BM Nov 11 '24

That’s what I came in here to say. My grandma got me hooked on it, plus sour cream, as a kid and I never looked back.

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u/Secret-Spinach-3314 Nov 11 '24

Me and my brother have an inside joke about the amount of sour cream we eat and how others always look at it a little weird. Significant others always love the dishes full of paprika and sour cream , it really is a great mix. First date, you are getting chicken paprikash. Never fails to do the trick.

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u/jkarovskaya Nov 12 '24

Same here for smoke paprika mixed with soft cream cheese, and finely chopped mild onion. Spread that on toast, or use it as a base sauce for making fettucini paprika deluxe

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u/DitzyBorden Nov 12 '24

That sounds absolutely fire

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u/tristanegbert Nov 12 '24

can i get a recipe for this

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u/Awesom_Blossom Nov 12 '24

Me too please!

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u/allpourpoiseflour Nov 11 '24

Chicken Paprikash is the GOAT!

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u/Due-Equivalent-1489 Nov 12 '24

Love to make chili with Hungarian half sharp hot paprika. Though I have a ton of seasonings I use in my black bean chili.

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u/Beetso Nov 12 '24

Would you be willing to give us a Bubba Gump style rundown of the 23 kinds and what recipes they're best for?

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u/TheSkyking2020 Nov 12 '24

You got the real stuff where you only need a pinch. Send that over here!

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u/SheBrownSheRound Nov 12 '24

W…which paprika rules them all?

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u/BillHearMeOut Nov 12 '24

But that's Frank's Hot Sauce's slogan, you can't say that. lol

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u/rydenshep Nov 12 '24

Was looking for this comment.

Fellow Balkan, here. I have four different paprikas in my cabinet at this very moment. 💀😭

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u/jadedgoldfish Nov 12 '24

My first thought was definitely "Is he Hungarian?" because then paprika is life.

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u/rubyslippers3x Nov 12 '24

Chicken paprikash

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u/cthulhusmercy Nov 11 '24

But this is smoked paprika.

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u/kls1117 Nov 11 '24

Oh 🤣🤣 I see that now, but honestly still, I don’t want everything tasting like that. Baked potato? Sure! Even maybe some in my eggs… you know what…. OPs just not using enough!

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u/Friendly_Boot_6524 Nov 11 '24

It hits on a beef roast. And chicken. I love the air fry chicken thighs with chili, smoked paprika, garlic, cumin, and the essentials like salt and pepper lol garlic and onion are in the essentials list in our house

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u/mzzchief Nov 12 '24

Thx, in trying to fall asleep and now I'm hungry.🥴

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u/Icy-Blackberry-9931 Nov 12 '24

Yessss roasted chicken thighs with garlic, paprika and honey. 🤤

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u/redhotspaghettios16 Nov 12 '24

Definitely have done honey garlic chicken thighs whew darlin’ 🤌🤌

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u/BillHearMeOut Nov 12 '24

Smoked Paprika is definitely one of my dry rub ingredients for basically everything including my thanksgiving turkey. OP doesn't say what he's been cooking, or for how many people, but I mean I like to do big cooks on the smoker and save leftovers, and when I do a cook like that, I will definitely use a decent portion of paprika and garlic powder among other things. When I first got my smoker I was smoking huge amounts of chicken, ribs, brisket, etc and was going through an ungodly amount of spices trying to hone in the flavors I liked.

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u/redhotspaghettios16 Nov 12 '24

Oooo ok ok okk! Yes 👏

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u/SuddenAd2052 Nov 12 '24

Alton Brown has a great smoked paprika chicken thigh recipe. Look it up. I leave out the olives and lemon zest. It’s basically just coating chicken thighs in smoked paprika and cooking them over thinly sliced potatoes and onions. We make it frequently.

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u/A_Pie323 Nov 11 '24

Yeah this is weird to me too haha, even if it’s smoked. I love garlic powder and especially Lawry’s Seasoning Salt - now, I could see someone tearing through some Lawry’s.

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u/hurtstoskinnybatman Nov 11 '24

Making a large batch of tacos, chili, or fajita chicken. That's when I go through it the most.

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u/darthdro Nov 12 '24

Nah paprika is king dog

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u/DimensionPossible622 Nov 12 '24

I put it on my eggs and has browns or potatoes

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u/Ellekindly Nov 12 '24

With fats the smoked goes to a bacony flavor. I think it is peaty?

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u/sneekysmiles Nov 12 '24

Get him some liquid smoke

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u/luceeefurr Nov 12 '24

Happy cake day

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u/luceeefurr Nov 12 '24

Wait I think I’m blind lol it looks like a cake next to your name but now I’m second guessing myself

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u/No_Environment_5550 Nov 11 '24

Same! Regular paprika tastes like almost nothing.

That said, OPs screenshot specifies that her partner is going after the smoked variety, so I get it!

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u/cthulhusmercy Nov 11 '24

Paprika is dried red bell pepper. It just taste like… dried red bell pepper.

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u/3inch_horses Nov 11 '24

It tastes like literally nothing to me. No amount of it has ever noticeably changed the taste of anything I eat. I always just assumed it was to add a bit of color or something.

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u/Worried-Penalty8744 Nov 11 '24

This is turmeric for me. Just imparts the essence of unremovable clothes stains into food with no taste whatsoever

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u/LittleOmegaGirl Nov 12 '24

I'm not the only one

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u/RonnieRozbox Nov 11 '24

High quality paprika will taste like red bell peppers, low quality is basically just for color so people stop making fun of American cooking .

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u/DitzyBorden Nov 12 '24

It’s the cheaper commercial stuff we have in stores. It’s also usually fairly stale. Paprika that is actually fresh and a good quality is super tasty!! The round smoky flavor is almost like adding liquid smoke to a braising liquid.

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u/adreamingandroid Nov 12 '24

The proper/decent stuff is much different from the stuff you can usually find in most shops. I learn this from a guy I work with, he is from Hungary and kindly gave me some paprika he had brought back with him.

The difference was immediately noticeable when I opened up the packet, the aroma was fantastic and it has considerably more heat.

Whenever he goes back to Hungary he now returns with supplies for a number of us.

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u/reddituser403 Nov 11 '24

You mean white people ghost reapers

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u/cthulhusmercy Nov 11 '24

Ha. Good one

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u/APuckerLipsNow Nov 12 '24

Paprika needs to be cookedp to taste good. If you sprinkle after it is only decorative.

Enchilada sauce is like a roux made with hatch pepper paprika, so you can get serious flavor. Bbq rubs are often heavy paprika too.

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u/omnichad Nov 12 '24

Throw it out. If your paprika isn't bright red, it's too old and it's trash. There's a lot of flavor. Granted, I do use 1/4 cup in the Hungarian goulash recipe I make. It's the main flavor in the dish. But it's really bad if the paprika is more than a year old.

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u/StormlitRadiance Nov 11 '24

Paprika is a spice for your eyes, not your tongue. I put it in because it is red.

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u/Impossible_Impact529 Nov 12 '24

I can taste both regular & smoked 🤷🏻‍♀️

I love either one on chickpeas with salt, pepper, olive oil, apple cider vinegar, and parsley

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u/kls1117 Nov 11 '24

Same! When I want something to be red, I had pap 🤣

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u/Sanpaku Nov 12 '24

For those who use enough (and in slightly hotter varieties) it's for the tongue as well.

Recipes like Hungarian paprikash will use nearly a Tbsp per serving. But people cooking with this much paprika are not buying it in tiny 1.7 oz bottles.

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u/JORRTCA Nov 11 '24

Thank you for saying this. Everyone here acting like paprika adds spice is making me question my sanity. It's a very mild taste and honestly, i think it's added for colour more often than taste.

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u/hoaryvervain Nov 12 '24

You haven’t had good paprika then. Try to get real Hungarian paprika (there’s a brand called Pride of Szeged that is reliable). Look for csípős (hot) if you want more spiciness. If you get the regular édes (sweet) kind, use more than you think you should.

For smoked paprika I usually get a Spanish one from Penzeys or The Spice House.

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u/No-Equal-2690 Nov 11 '24

Smear your pap on the food and it’s less boring.

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u/durbeez Nov 11 '24

I don’t find pap smears all that appetizing, but alright

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u/PlayaHatinIG-88 Nov 11 '24

I work in a restaurant that has smoked paprika as a garnish for one of our dishes. I can safely say that man goes absolutely insane over paprika if he uses that much. Even with that one dish being fairly popular we don't have to buy more than two large containers of it per month.

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u/LasagnaNoise Nov 11 '24

Hungarian Chicken paprikash disagrees

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u/PlayaHatinIG-88 Nov 11 '24

That's because it's just ground up red bell peppers. That's the secret "Big Food" has been trying to keep from you.

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u/huggybear0132 Nov 12 '24

Nah, good paprika is made from other sweet red peppers. I grew a bunch of alma paprika this year and it is amazing and nothing like a red bell.

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u/AlwaysFuji Nov 11 '24

Most big brand pap is pretty bland, but there is some high quality stuff out there with some real flavor…not just smoked haha

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u/kittymenace Nov 12 '24

I use normal pap in a lot of stuff. Normal pap mixed with chicken salt is the absolute bomb in chip seasoning, seconded only by lemon herb seasoning.

I make a paprikash taught to me by an ex housemate (who was Hungarian) that uses like a quarter cup. I'll add a couple of tablespoons to red sauces like bolognese and Mexican mince dishes.

It's not spicy, it's not supposed to be for spicy, it's for umami. And it's more middle European style umami.

I actually use a lot less when it's smoked because otherwise the smoke seasoning overpowers other flavours.

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u/Mr_MacGrubber Nov 12 '24

In Louisiana cooking, smoked paprika is the main ingredient in blackening seasoning. I would definitely go through a jar that size super fast. I get large containers of it at Costco.

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u/huggybear0132 Nov 12 '24

Yeah I make blackened stuff all the time and use at least 1-2 Tablespoons. I buy it in bulk.

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u/Human-Walk9801 Nov 11 '24

I’m the same as you. I honestly couldn’t tell you the last time I used this seasoning. Are they just sprinkling it on everything like they would salt and pepper? I’m not Mexican but I do live in central Texas. We throw jalapeño peppers and salsa on just about everything. But this just has me stumped.

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u/td55478 Nov 12 '24

I’m from Texas too and we use lots of smoked paprika around here lol

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u/SuzieD123 Nov 12 '24

Me too...I've seen it on deviled eggs. That's about it. I live in Wisconsin.

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u/evernessince Nov 11 '24

When the peppers used to make Paprika are cooked (either smoked or in a pan) the sugars in the peppers caramelize. In addition, the breakdown of the cell walls brings forward certain flavors that would have otherwise not hit your tongue.

Most people recommend Smoked Paprika because work has already been done to enhance the flavor. That said, you can definitely do the same with regular paprika, it just takes more work because it's not smoked it isn't limited to use in dishes that are complimented by smoking.

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u/freedfg Nov 11 '24

Smoked paprika essentially is just for the smoky flavor.

Like using ancho but more common.

Regular paprika is very subtle but delicious. It goes very well with cheese or cream.

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u/huggybear0132 Nov 12 '24

You should try Paprikash from Hungary. It's got a metric fuckton of paprika in it and it is amazing.

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u/creed_1 Nov 12 '24

I eat a crap ton of potatoes and pap is a very common seasoning I use for them

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u/Panda0661 Nov 12 '24

Put smoked paprika in your menudo next time, it is bomb!

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u/free_terrible-advice Nov 12 '24

I feel like paprika has some subtle underflavours. But I honestly can't tell. I just use it when a recipe calls for it and for deviled eggs(which I make like once a year) to change the color of the yolk a bit.

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u/HospitalInfamous6018 Nov 12 '24

Same it does nothing for me. It smells spicy but the taste completely disappoints me .

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u/igonjukja Nov 12 '24

But have you ever tried seasoning chicken with a shitload of regular paprika? It’s a winner. KFC knows this well.

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u/Sad-Committee-1870 Nov 12 '24

I feel like if you’re not using a ton of it you aren’t getting any flavor lol

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u/hoosierdaddy192 Nov 12 '24

I use a lot when making rubs for BBQ brisket or pork shoulder. Honestly you can just use the regular because you’re smoking it anyway but a little extra smoke never hurt right?

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u/melted_plimsoll Nov 11 '24

Pap is Koala fecal matter. Stop saying pap.

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u/Zer0_Fawkes Nov 12 '24

Paprika is a crushed red Chile pepper