Paprika

High Quality Paprika from KoreaEtymology of the word, paprika is Greece and now it is known as including overall red peppers in Europe. At present, in Korea, Blocky tape European colored sweet pepper without hot taste for export is called as paprika. Sweet pepper is also called as bell pepper in English. Instead of its hot taste, it is a little sweet, so it is classified as sweet pepper in the dictionary of horticulture terms issued by Horticulture in Korea 1994. According to botanical classification, both pimento and paprika are included in the same kind. But because different characteristics are developed according to types, at present they are treated separately as individual type at circulation markets. Type Classification of Paprika - Sweet PepperAccording to botanical classification of red pepper export to Japan, it is classified as annuum species, capsicum genus, solanaceae family, and among annuum species, there are six subspecies.-chilli pepper, Capsicum annuum L. var.acuminatum-sweet or bell pepper, Capsicum annuum L. var. grossum-cone pepper, Capsicum annuum L. var. conoides-cherry pepper, Capsicum annuum L. var. cerasiforme-red cluster pepper, Capsicum annuum L. var. fasciculatum-long pepper, Capsicum annuum L. var. longumPlace of Origin And History-Place of origin: Central America-Use : Because it has sweet taste not hot one and contains sufficient vitamin A and C, and can have various colors, it is used for snacks or Italian foods, salad, meat dishes, etc.  -Shape : Although there are various types paprika, blocky types are most common. CultivatorKinds of paprika being cultivated now in Europe such as Netherlands, Belgium, etc. are very diversified in color, type and size. Seed companies are about 7 including Enza and among them, Enza and Rijk Zwaan lead European seed market. As to shape of paprika, blocky type is the most, and as to color, red, yellow or orange color is the most. Most of them are F1 and recently a new kind which have strengthened resistance against virus is being developed. In Europe, red color paprikas such as Spirit, Juvily and Special are mainly cultivated and Oberon and Fiesta are yellow color, and Lion, Emily, Boogie, etc. are orange color. In Korea, as red color there are Juvily and Special, and as yellow one, Fiesta is mainly cultivated. Among them, as kinds known as proper for hydroponics, there are Speical and two others for red color and Piesta and two others for yellow, and Boogie and two others for orange, and Violetta for claret.As our supply is in open business, you can feel that you are supplied from Korean Farmers.