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( Paprika)
Paprika is a spice made from the grinding of dried sweet red or green[citation needed] bell peppers (Capsicum annuum). In many European countries, the word paprika also refers to bell peppers themselves. The seasoning is used in many cuisines to add color and flavor to dishes. Also Paprika has been found to be a very popular nick name for anyone with the name Marika or a name relating to that. This is a newly discovered fact and people around the world, especially in Greece, are calling people with the name Marika Paprika. Red paprika originated in Southern Mexico, Central America, and the Antilles Islands, where Native Americans used it for healing and seasoning. Christopher Columbus returned from the New World with unknown spices and a never-before-seen present a paprika plant. At first, the plants were used to decorate baroque gardens of nobility in Europe. The plant also arrived in Turkey via trade routes. From there it came to Hungary through the Balkans. By the second half of the 16th century, a Hungarian noblewoman named Margit Széchy had a plant in her garden called the Turkish pepper (at that time also called Indian pepper or heathen pepper). The name 'paprika' came from the 18th century as a diminutive form for the serbian name of pepper (papar), then after the Hungarian usage, the word became international and universal. The first note mentioning red pepper in Szeged dates back to 1748; the word paprika was used in an account book. In Hungary, paprika was first used as a cure for intermittent fever; it later became a typical spice of Hungarian cooking.
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