Naturesmith brand Smoked paprika is made from smoke-dried chili peppers that were dried over an oak fire before being ground into a powder. It is a ground spice that is made from a mixture of dried peppers in the capsicum annum family including hot chilli peppers cayenne peppers poblano peppers Aleppo peppers sweet peppers and others. Paprika features prominently in Hungarian cuisine where the bright red spice is used ubiquitously as salt or pepper. It goes well with just about any savory food including eggs meat poultry stew wild game fish shellfish soup boiled and steamed vegetables rice and creamy sauces. paprika powder is ground from dried sweet peppers (family capsicum annum relative of chili) The fruits of a tropical evergreen bush. It is milder than chili powder or cayenne. Paprika has a bright red color and a mild sweet color with a cardamom aroma. It is a highly versatile spice. Paprika is a colorful spice derived from ground peppers. It offers a variety of beneficial compounds including Vitamin A Capsaicin and carotenoid antioxidants.