Smoked paprika for all your Spanish dishes:Pimenton de la Vera Picante SweetSmoked Paprika Smoked over oak fires in the traditional wayPaprika or piment????t;/I> is one of the essential ingredients in Spanish cooking. It is used in everything from chorizo sausage and lomo to chilindron sauces and sprinkled on top of octopus and even fried eggs! There are several kinds of paprika ? sweet, spicy, smoked or a combination of the above.