Univer Eros Pista Hot Ground Paprika Paste, Hungarian 200g (7.1oz)

Univer Eros Pista Hot Ground Paprika Paste 200g is the iconic Hungarian hot paprika paste — Eros Pista, meaning Strong Steve — a concentrate of Hungarian hot paprika ground into a thick, brick-red paste that is one of the most distinctively Hungarian condiments and a fixture of Hungarian home cooking and condiment culture for generations. Univer is the Hungarian food company that produces Eros Pista and its companion Édes Anna (sweet paprika paste), two of the most beloved condiments in Hungarian cuisine — the Univer brand having made Eros Pista the near-universal name for hot paprika paste in Hungarian households, where it is applied with a spoon from the jar directly to dishes rather than used sparingly as a Western hot sauce would be. Paprika — both sweet and hot — is the defining spice of Hungarian cooking, and Eros Pista is its most concentrated, purest condiment form: the thick paste made from ground hot paprika that is stirred into goulash, spread on bread and butter as a simple snack, spooned onto eggs, added to soups and stews for heat and paprika depth, and applied at the table by anyone who wants more fire and paprika intensity in their dish — the condiment jar that appears at every Hungarian table. Stir a spoonful into goulash or pörkölt during cooking for deep paprika heat, spread thinly on buttered bread as the Hungarian snack that older generations eat as a quick meal, add to egg dishes and soups for a paprika kick, spoon onto grilled meats at the table as a fierce condiment, or use as the authentic Hungarian paprika concentrate wherever a recipe calls for a bold paprika presence.