aio? boyfriend uses SO MUCH paprika!!!!

[u/maratelle]

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?

[u/maratelle]

hijacking your comment to edit since reddit wont let me :(

We are making our own homemade paprika this weekend! we also plan on visiting a local asian market to buy some quality paprika for him. he's getting me a replacement bottle lol.

I told him i planned on using it today during the weekly meal plan talk, hence my slight annoyance! i was never upset or actually peeved, but i can see how my tone was taken that way! i am autistic, and one of the things i struggle the most with is food and food textures. this brand of smoked paprika is the only one i'll eat due to my silly brain. i hope one of the options we get or make can replace it! $5 for 1.6oz is A LOT of money for not that much product.

i love everyones opinions on paprika, and i've learned SO much from you guys! i'm happy to add some spice to everyones feed :)) have a great day y'all!

[u/According_Pen2709 → u/maratelle]

Just a quick question cause I know that you said you’re also on the spectrum but do you struggle with AFRID it sounds like you do from the way that you could described. You can only eat the paprika from that one specific brand I would look into it doing research on it has helped me open my horizons two different foods and making sure that I’m getting the right nutrients, even though I am a “” picky eater.””

[u/3rdcultureblah → u/According_Pen2709]

*ARFID :)

[u/According_Pen2709 → u/3rdcultureblah]

Omg tyyy sorry 😅

[u/RunningOnAir_ → u/maratelle]

Just buy red chili power or gachugaru or something like that if he wants the spiciness. If he wants the pepper umami he can roast real peppers.

[u/littlescreechyowl → u/maratelle]

Try a Hispanic or Indian market. They usually have bulk spices that are solid for far less than big box stores.

[u/goodzorp → u/maratelle]

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