Paprika in tomato sauce?

[SEEING-TO-BELIEVE]

do italians are also adding paprika to tomato sauce like it is common in israel?

 

[karadekoolaid]

No they don´t!

 

[SEEING-TO-BELIEVE]

i see karadekoolaid





interesting to know the reason why

 

[dragnlaw]

shouldn't think the taste profile would change enough to warrant it. Certainly the colour would be lost.

How much do you typically add?

 

[Andy M.]

i see karadekoolaid

interesting to know the reason why

It would be interesting to know why paprika is added in Israel.

 

[karadekoolaid]

i see karadekoolaid
interesting to know the reason why

Paprika peppers are typical of Hungarian cooking, where there are two types: mild and hot.
Paprika is also a name given to some Spanish peppers, although the proper name should probably be pimiento, rather than paprika.
Paprika isn´t used in Italian cooking simply because it´s not an ingredient that is typical of Italian cuisine: the same way that chickpeas are not typical of British cuisine, parsnips are not typical of Colombian cuisine and mangoes are not typical of Chinese cuisine.
However, if you want to put paprika in your sauces, go ahead! I often use it in tomato-based sauces.

 

[SEEING-TO-BELIEVE]

shouldn't think the taste profile would change enough to warrant it. Certainly the colour would be lost.

How much do you typically add?

most of the time a half teaspoon of paprika for 250gr of dried pasta along with significant amount of tomato paste

 

[salt and pepper]

No Italians use red pepper flakes! At least I do! lol

 

[karadekoolaid]

No Italians use red pepper flakes! At least I do! lol

Exactly. Italians tend to use peperoncino, because that was the hot pepper which arrived in Italy (probably via Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica) from South America - where all hot peppers originated.
Why don´t Italians use paprika? Because they got peperoncino first.

 

[SEEING-TO-BELIEVE]

i see!