get my smokey on

October 25, 2010 2:27 PM

I want to buy pimentón (smoked paprika) online. Can you recommend good european spice shop? I've checked ebay, but I want to see if I can get a better deal somewhere else.
posted by leigh1 to Food & Drink (14 answers total)

Where are you located, there might be a good spice shop close to you that sells it. Most grocery stores will have it in their spice section, though it won't be the best pimenton you have ever had.

If you are in the chapel hill/raleigh/durham area, southern season has a fantastic pimenton.
posted by TheBones at 2:29 PM on October 25, 2010

Response by poster: I'm in Croatia.
posted by leigh1 at 2:30 PM on October 25, 2010

It looks like amazon has plenty of options, what are you looking for specifically in your pimenton?
posted by TheBones at 2:32 PM on October 25, 2010

Response by poster: My grocery store sells only Hungarian sweet or spicey paprika, and I really want smoked one.
posted by leigh1 at 2:32 PM on October 25, 2010

Response by poster: Yeah, unfortunately amazon doesn't ship food items to Croatia:(
posted by leigh1 at 2:33 PM on October 25, 2010

A friend used this place La Tienda to send me a collection of smoked paprika. Was quick and I was pleased with the paprika.
posted by gomichild at 2:34 PM on October 25, 2010

Efooddepot ships worldwide, flat rate of $4.88.
posted by TheBones at 2:35 PM on October 25, 2010

Penzeys sells a Smoked Spanish Paprika which is tasty, but I don't know how "authentic" it is. It looks like they do ship to Croatia.
posted by usonian at 2:42 PM on October 25, 2010 [1 favorite]

I have some very tasty smoked paprika from World Spice Market in my pantry. They ship internationally, if you email them I bet they can tell you what the shipping would cost.
posted by doift at 2:52 PM on October 25, 2010

Seconding La Tienda, have had great stuff from them. Dunno how their price compares though.
posted by jockc at 4:07 PM on October 25, 2010

It would appear that Penzey's will ship internationally, though I can't speak for shipping cost. I can say that everything at Penzey's is high quality, though, and they do carry Pimenton (it's listed as Spanish Paprika).
posted by jferg at 4:49 PM on October 25, 2010

And, usonian beat me to it, 2 hours ago. Sigh. Teach me to read before posting.
posted by jferg at 4:55 PM on October 25, 2010

I buy my spices from thespicery.com (Bath, UK), they ship to Europe. Their paprika blows anything I've bought in a supermarket out of the water in taste terms.
posted by Ness at 2:18 AM on October 26, 2010

Response by poster: Thank you so much for your answers. I've decided to buy from ebay seller after all.
posted by leigh1 at 5:10 AM on October 26, 2010