Pelo que sei, "de la vera" é uma forma regional de paprica defumada espanhola, onde ahumado é a forma mais genérica. Mais ou menos como o verdadeiro queijo cheddar vem apenas de Cheddar, na Inglaterra ou um verdadeiro vinho da Borgonha só pode vir da Borgonha, França - "de la vera" vem de todo o rio Tietar em La Vera, Espanha.
Pimenton de la Vera has been protected by a certified designation of origin since 1998 in order to provide you, the end consumer, with a guarantee that you really are getting the best. The government managed regulating council for Pimenton de la Vera carefully monitors all steps of growing, harvest, and production to ensure the strictest quality standards are met. No simple pepper can meet these standards, only those who follow the time-honored traditions exactly. Although there are many other paprika’s in the world, including other certified origin products such as our Pimenton from Murcia, only those grown and smoked in the La Vera valley may bear the certification.