Aridaia smoked paprika comes from the parallel process of drying and natural smoking of Bahovitika peppers, a variety that has been cultivated for years in the wider region of Almopia (Karatzova). This is achieved by selecting the best plants, usually the most productive ones, from which the seed for the following year is selected (7 kg of fresh peppers are needed for every 1 kg of spice powder!)
In cooking it is widely used in marinades, condiments, sausages and soups, giving it its sweet, smoky, aromatic character.
Curry Blend is a blend of different unadulterated spices and is used to add flavour to chicken, rice, fish and other meat and vegetable based culinary applications.
The word 'curry' is derived from the Tamil word 'kari', which means 'relish sauce for rice'.
In India, almost every family prepares its own similar blend of raw spices to flavour the food they make.
The usual main ingredient, from which the familiar 'curry mix' gets its colour, is turmeric, also known as citronella.
