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Stephanie86 wrote on Fri Oct 26, 2018 7:51pm:
‘Authentic’ original Valenciano paella consists of rice with green vegetables and sometimes a little chicken or rabbit; it is originally a way for hard working peasants to feed families with very little money.
There are are various other versions- ‘de mariscos’, shellfish, but this is expensive. Mixta is usually vegetables and a bit of chicken as above, with maybe a few mussels, but don’t expect rice stuffed with high quality shellfish or meat - it’s always a lot of rice - the fun is scraping t...
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...he burnt bits off the bottom whilst drinking a glass of wine and chatting after you’ve eaten it! And NO NO NO - paella does NOT contain chorizo!!!!!!!
Also, authentically, it is never eaten in the evening, only lunchtime.
There are other rice dishes - cooked with black squid ink for example, but they are rarely called ‘paella’ as that is the name of the dish in which the rice is cooked - mainly depends upon the restaurant. It shouldn’t be hugely expensive, but avoid cheap restaurants and it won’t be ‘cheap’.
A proper paella needs to be ordered 24 hrs in advance
