Piros Arany Hot Paprika Paste 240g

Piros Arany Hot is an authentic spicy Hungarian paprika paste, made with red peppers for bright colour, savoury flavour and a lively chilli kick in cooking.

What Is Piros Arany Hot?

Piros Arany Hot, known in Hungary as Piros Arany Csípős, is the spicy version of the country’s famous “Red Gold” paprika seasoning paste. It combines red bell peppers with selected raw hot paprika for fresh pepper flavour and noticeable warming heat.

Its smooth, concentrated texture dissolves easily into soups, sauces and stews, bringing both colour and a measured chilli kick without the need for several separate seasonings.

This is a hot paprika paste, not an extra-hot chilli product. It is ideal when you want a dish to taste distinctly peppery and spicy, while still allowing the other ingredients to come through.

How to Use Piros Arany Hot

Start with a small squeeze, then taste as you cook. The paste is made with salt as well as peppers, so add further seasoning only once the flavour has developed. It is naturally vegan and suitable for vegetarian cooking too.

• Stir it into goulash soup, beef stew and pörkölt for richer paprika flavour with gentle heat.
• Add it to lecsó, bean dishes, vegetable soups, curries and casseroles.
• Use it in chicken paprikash when you would like a little more warmth alongside sweet paprika.
• Mix a small amount with oil, garlic and herbs for marinades for chicken, pork, fish or roasted vegetables.
• Add it to sandwich fillings, toasties, pizza sauce or scrambled eggs for a quick savoury Hungarian-style kick.

A Simple Cooking Tip

For a deeper, less raw pepper flavour, gently cook Piros Arany Hot with onion and garlic for a minute before adding liquid. It makes a particularly good base for warming soups, tomato sauces and Hungarian-style stews.

For the same smooth tube-paste format without heat, choose Piros Arany Mild. It has sweet red-pepper flavour and colour, but no chilli warmth.

Where Does It Come From?

Piros Arany is made in Hungary by Univer and has been a familiar part of Hungarian kitchens since 1968. Its name has become synonymous with the flavour and colour of raw paprika, and it remains one of the country’s best-known everyday condiments.

The Csípős version brings hot paprika into that same traditional format, giving home cooks a simple way to add controlled heat to familiar dishes. Like the mild version, it is a Hungaricum product with a long-standing place in Hungarian food culture.

Explore more paprika pastes, goulash blends, herbs and store-cupboard flavourings in our Hungarian seasoning collection.

Ingredients & Nutritional Information

Ingredients

Raw sweet spice paprika, red bell pepper and hot spice paprika (87%), salt, modified starch, thickener: xanthan gum; acid: citric acid; preservative: potassium sorbate.

Dietary information: Naturally vegan and suitable for vegetarians.

Origin: Hungary.
Storage: Store in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight. Refrigerate after opening.

Nutritional Information