Finca La Barca sweet smoked paprika in a 750 g tin, a Pimentón de la Vera with protected designation of origin, for stews, rice dishes and grills.
Finca La Barca paprika comes in a tall white rectangular tin with a red rim around the lid. The top of the label reads Pimentón de La Vera, Denominación de Origen Protegida, above the Finca La Barca name in black letters. A line in red and black reads Pimentón Ahumado, Smoked Paprika Powder, and a drawing of three dried red peppers fills the centre. The base reads Dulce 750 g, Sweet 26.46 oz, beside a round red and yellow protected origin seal and the brand website. Lifestyle photos show a cook spooning red paprika over sliced onions and peppers in a black pan, and an earthenware dish of chickpeas and spinach in a red paprika sauce beside crusty bread. As general background, paprika is a spice made from dried and ground red peppers, Capsicum annuum, and the milder, sweet paprika is mainly composed of the fruit of the pepper with most of the seeds removed. Commonly, cooks add smoked paprika off high heat so it does not scorch.
