Cuisine

Valencian

Cuina valenciana

Rice cooked in a wide pan until the bottom toasts. Paella is from here.

Islamic-era rice agriculture around Valencia produced a family of rice dishes. Tourist paella is a different animal.

Short-grain rice, saffron or colouring debates, chicken and rabbit in land versions, seafood in coastal ones, and socarrat.

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Valencia

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Source photograph of Paella

Paella

Paella

A wide-pan rice from Valencia — saffron, sofrito, and a toasted bottom. Not a dumping ground for every seafood in the shop.

1 hr 10 minA bit of workNo chilli

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