Mild paprika is the most popular spice in Spain for seasoning paella or other Spanish rice dishes. The paprika in Spain is called pimenton and there are different DOP like pimenton de la Vera or pimenton de Alicante where this one comes from. Mild paprika is just one of the three types of pimenton we import together with smoked mild paprika and smoked hot paprika.This mild pimenton spice is used in very popular spanish dishes like galician octopus, potatos a la Riojana, mojo picon,... Pimenton is also traditionally used to preserve cured chorizo or iberico loin or to cheeses like Ibores cheese or Majorero.