It is spicy. We buy the sweet paprika (the hot one is too hot for us). After having enjoyed the stuff from Budapest, we can't go back to the stuff we used to buy. So I special-order the Hungarian sweet paprika from an online seasoning store. In fact, this year I'm ordering a few tins of it to give away as Christmas gifts to the people on my list who enjoy cooking.
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When you don't like a thing, change it.
If you can't change it, change the way you think about it.

(Maya Angelou)