Germans are paprika fans

The third largest consumers within the EU

Then say one. We Germans hate vegetables, as German consumers are such big fans of fresh peppers that the amount consumed in private households ranks third within the EU, just behind the major producing countries Spain and Italy.

According to the panel data available for 2002, average household consumption in Germany, where hardly any peppers are grown, was 2,26 kilograms per person, in Italy it was 3,58 kilograms and in Spain 4,08 kilograms. In the Netherlands, which exports 250.000 to 270.000 tons of peppers annually and, along with Spain, is one of the most important suppliers on the German market, only a few peppers are eaten, just under a kilogram.

Source: Bonn [ZmP]