Anyone familiar with the Extremadura in Spain and has traveled extensively, knows well this red powders. It comes from the protected region (DO de la Vera) around Yuste, where the retirement home of Karl is the Great (Carlos I) and it is an important gift from the wide range of local products of Extremadura. The smell in the walls from the manufacturer (then at Las Hermanas) is actually indescribable and somehow divine. For smoking using wood from there very verbreitten ilex. It is now possible thanks to the Internet to buy the magic powder here from La Chinata in Germany! I use it mainly for stews, which thereby obtained an incomparable aroma and intense red color. Even for barbecues and cold dishes in the powder can contribute to correct "Pep".
There are 3 different degrees of severity: - Dulce = edelsüss - Agridulce = sharp - = Extra spicy picante
I personally serves a mix of 2T dulce and 1 T agridulce (for children), otherwise it would also like to be 1T from extra-sharp.
Who does not know geräuchteres paprika, but otherwise often used paprika in the kitchen, it should try it.