Kiva Gourmet Hot & Sweet Smoked Spanish Paprika

I have to say that as far as paprika goes I do not know much about it. I do use it in a few recipes but never had gourmet paprika. As soon as we opened the package we could tell that these were good spices. The color just pops a dark red. The smell is very fragrant, where the ‘cheaper’ paprika I use to use buy did not really have a smell at all. I received this product in return for my honest review. I can tell the difference between the gourmet product and the ‘dollar’ store product for sure.

The first thing we did after smelling the paprikas, was to decide how we were going to use them. We decided on deviled eggs and chili to start. I tasted both the Hot Smoked and the Sweet Smoked. The Hot Smoked has a little kick and smokiness but nothing that you cannot handle. The Sweet Smoked was smokey with an underlying of sweetness but again not an overpowering sweet. We made the deviled eggs and on 1//2 we put the Hot Smoked Paprika and the other side the Sweet Smoked Paprika. We then had the family try them. Everyone loved them and the Hot Smoked won out by just one vote out of 6!!

We then moved on to the chili. Since we were having company over we made two batches. The Sweet Smoked Paprika for the kids and the Hot Smoked Paprika for the adults. It was a huge hit. Everyone wanted to know why it had a smokey taste and complimented that it was really good. We finally told them what we changed in the ingredients. They couldn’t believe that switching up the Gourmet Kiva Paprikas in place of the ‘cheaper’ paprikas made such a difference. All in all we had a great time and everything tasted wonderful.

I will say that one of the important factors of this product is the fact that they get ingredients from local farmers. Those farmers use eco-friendly means to farm. I would suggest that you go ahead and try Kiva Gourmet Hot & Sweet Smoked Spanish Paprika. You can use it in so many recipes from fish, to vegetables, chilis and meat. We consider this a staple in our spice cabinet. You can find it on Amazon!