Sometimes, learning more about your favourite foods makes you feel good. For instance, I was pretty happy to discover that a pumpkin spice mix is really easy to make at home, and that the secret to Biscoff’s distinctive taste is more than likely just… sugar. Other times, though (like when I learned that cola is flavoured with a kola nut), the news changes my perspective forever. Such is the case with paprika, which I always thought was some variety of dried… chilli? With tomato powder, maybe? Nope ― it’s usually a sweet, moist veg we all eat on the reg. Go on then ― what is it? A lot of the time, paprika is made from plain, spag-bol-staple bell peppers, a fact that’s left people like Redditor u/albertpaca11 surprised. Writing to r/cookingforbeginners, they said: “I just found out Paprika is just Bell Pepper… my mind is blown. Why is it spicy?” Granted, it’s a particular species of bell pepper (Capsicum annuum) ― but the ruby-red variety wouldn’t be out of place on your crudité plate. …