The type of pepper used, where it comes from and how it’s prepared, determines how paprika tastes. Although there are many different varieties, it’s often divided into three categories, sweet paprika, hot paprika and smoked paprika.
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Thus, please don't be confused when I use the terms hot or spicy paprika and Hungarian paprika interchangeably.

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However, any variety of smoked paprika won't match the heat level of hot paprika. It's why I also add red pepper flakes, chili flakes, or ground chilies to my recipe when using smoked paprika.