We Make a REAL PAELLA Valenciana (Recipe Included!)
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I know many people are curious about paella. What is a "real" paella? What ingredients go in it? How do you cook it? In this video we make a real paella valenciana in on our patio, and answer some of those questions. Here are some things you need to know!
- A real paella valenciana is a dish that originated in the Spanish region of Valencia (where rice has been grown a long time)
- A real paella valenciana never has chorizo and never has a mix of seafood and meat
- The minimum ingredients for a real paella valenciana include garrofó (you can also use lima beans or butter beans), green beans, saffron, garlic, tomato, paprika, chicken
- Why is a paella sometimes disappointing in a restaurant? Because the true paella experience is like a BBQ - it's about being outside, cooking with friends. BBQ never quite tastes the same if you haven't prepared it yourself. So that's why the restaurant experience can be disappointing!
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Hola, Spain lovers! We're James and Yoly. James is a New Zealander, and Yoly is from Spain. And we both live in Madrid. This channel is all about giving you a local insight into life in Spain, and helping you experience this country like a local when you come to visit (or live!). If that sounds like your kind of thing, bienvenido!
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Put your hand up if you're planning to make a paella soon!
Me!
I have a paella burner. I make paellas quite often. I learned by watching Valencian chefs on CZcams. I live in Miami so I can't get garrafo. I use lima beans instead. I've made Valencian paella, seafood paella, arroz negro (squid with squid ink and rice) and the dreaded mixed paella many times in the past.
I have a fledging CZcams channel. I'll make a video the next time I make a paella. Here's the link to my channel: czcams.com/channels/hx_LHy_Co2g8CpatmpOelw.htmlvideos?view_as=subscriber
Have a look at the paella article on Wikipedia. I largely wrote that article. Also, I posted my Valencian paella recipe on Wikibooks. Here's the link: en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Paella_Valenciana.
Another resource I used for leaning how to cook paellas is the Wikipaella CZcams channel. Here's the link: czcams.com/channels/Dv1JGe2kdkNPZyhaK-HQGw.htmlvideos
JAMES & YOLY , Yes I bought 10 lbs of Valencia Bomba rice back from Spain and have a few bottels of Spanish wine! Just bring the pan and we are all set! When can we expect you both? You and Yolly are invited anytime!.. Great Video! Thanks
According to my girlfriend and her family which are from Valencia, a proper Paella Valenciana has to have the water and rice from Valencia, it supposed to make a big difference. If you ask me I prefer Paella with seafood, ops I ment arroz con mariscos.
Why? Apparently if it isn’t made according to a strict set of rules some nosey spaniard will tell you it isn’t a paella. I put a few peas in mine last time, I know, I know I can’t call it paella Ive got to call it rice. I used to think the spanish were pretty laid back but they are a very complicated bunch aren’t they
I'm a professional American chef. I lived in Spain, married a Spaniard, learned how to cook it decades ago from a Valencian in Madrid in a back yard like this, and then continued studying and making paella for several decades. I've made them for 6 - 120 people, mostly for fun, but also twice professionally. This is a real paella! Thank you! Por Fin! (though duck seems like a pretty strong flavor, rabbit is better, and a gentle stock is better than water. Haciendo la Cruz (making a cross of rice) is a measuring technique, but the rice needs to be poured regularly, not so widely. It isn't just a tradition to put rice in like this... and the rosemary is supposed to go on while the paella is covered and resting, while the top rice is still blooming.) Pretty much all the worst paellas I've had in my life were all in resturants in Spain (even one super touristy one in Valencia with in-laws.) Spanish resturants in the US generally all make Arroz con Cosas, which are usually very tasty but not paella. This is a home cooked meal for a group, like BBQ, and like BBQ, almost always made by dudes. And the regional government of Valencia not long ago gave a cultural protection designation to paella - it as a very specific dish, like a D.O. product, like proper paella rice. A true Valencian or paella aficionado considers variations of paella to be barbaridades.
Is it weird that I get emotional when I see the brand Hacendado? I lived in Valencia for 3 months and bought almost everything from Mercadona. I really miss Spain. Saludos desde Turquía!
I MISS Spain too, a lot!!! Mercadona, the best! :-)
@@caleblewis4692 CONSUM!
Haha not weird at all!
Geri mi döndünüz? :D
@@wiinsim evet :/
I'm Valencian. I've changed my mind and now I'm tired of "paella talibanism" from some valencian people. Are they so picky about "true recipes" when they order a "carbonara pizza" or eat "california rolls" when they go to a sushi restaurant managed by non-Japanese people, or they stick to the real/true/pure/authentic napolitan pizza with just tomato and mozzarella and authenticpure/true/real sushi like raw shrimps acompanied by their fried heads and shells?
If somebody in Toronto puts chickpeas in his "valencian paella" and ejoys it, that's perfect for me. That's the price you pay for internationalisation, for putting Valencia on the map abroad: people adapt receipes to their tastes, just like WE, valencians, do at home.
Ole tu!!
I agree totally, unlike James who is scared to offend the Spanish
100%! Thank you for your perspective. I do respect tradition, but you are also spot-on with your analogy. This is how all food evolves - different ingredients available to different cultures.
Agree 100%. I even prefer other kind of Valencia rice over the most traditional one. Some modern restaurants are cooking awesome "new generation" rice and paellas. Paella is just an iron tool.
I think the problem is much more to do when they claim: "this is the real, traditional recipe".
Greetings from Michigan! Thank you for posting something about Valencian cuisine! I studied there many, many years ago and fell in love with the culture, the people, and of course, la comida! Please consider traveling to Valencia filming how paella is prepared and served on the beaches there. Absolutely delicious! Also, thanks for explaining socarrat; it is the BEST part! ¡Hasta luego!
I so appreciate learning the authentic recipe. Beyond this, the gem is the sense of friendship and community that you create. The true riches of life.
Totally Anne!
@James Walker There is no single "authentic" paella, just some traditional guidelines that vary by family and pueblo-but rabbit, chicken, snails and veggies are very esteemed in Valencia. Most important is that it is best made fresh and eaten with friends and family like they did here.
Love the recipe... one thought/comment: maybe it's a good idea to drop the volume of the background music to maybe 5 - 10% when you're talking? I find that it's a bit too loud at some points... apart from that: great video!
It's a party gathering in Spain - noise it compulsory :)
Thanks for that! Noted!!
@@spainrevealed No offence, but I came here to say the same thing. Half my family is from Latin America, so I know a little bit about "party gatherings" 😂. Since it's also a video on making paella we definitely want to hear what you're saying.
Thanks sooooo much for your channel. I'm a new subscriber. This is the second time that I noticed the music was just a tad too much on one of your videos. (I'm also a musician, so I've nothing against having background music; that's for sure!) Once again... ¡muchísimas gracias!
@@josetavares6680 I love the unfiltered noise and fun of spending time with my people in Spain and the Basque Country. Where I live in Central Europe some people bitch and complain if you show you have a pulse. Viva Espana and Gora Euskal Herria!!!
So nice that somebody got it right!
Soy valenciana y estoy muy orgullosa de que hayas creado esto canal y sobre todo este video en el que se explica perfectamente la tradición y la receta de este maravilloso plato.
Gracias!!
Como la paella dominguera de la Mamá no hay nada. Saludos desde Alicante.😋😁
Yo soy de Puerto Rico por lo cual tenemos una línea muy atada a España, para mi ( mi preferencia) la paella es de mariscos (marinera) pero si se que la de carnes la prefiere mucha gente. La única paella que he comido en España fue en Madrid, lamentablemente en nuestra visita a Valencia no tuve el tiempo para poder disfrutar de una paella valenciana. Aquí en PR se come arroz casi todos los días y al arroz del fondo del caldero le decimos pegao'! Disfruto mucho sus vídeos y me encanta España.
Viva Puerto Rico pueblo hispano, hermano
Vicamur venir a valencia y no comer paella no tienes perdón aquí en valencia los valencianos podemos comer todos los días arroz en cualquier variedad y el domingo paella con la familia te recomiendo también arroz al horno no se si lo conocéis en Puerto Rico saludos
Al pegado le llamamos socarrat
When I started to watch this I thought...a Kiwi making Paella? This won't end well. But this is a great video. Brilliantly commentated, and the chef really made the real deal. Really clear and lucid filming of the process (with ingredients described along the way). Definitely a keeper !
That paella looked so amazing that I could almost taste it! 😍 Some ingredients may change from family to family but I can agree that chorizo has absolutely nothing to do in a paella, although here in Argentina people usually call it paella when the dish includes seafood and "valencian rice (arroz a la valenciana)" when it's rice & chicken 🤷🏻♀️ Saludos desde Buenos Aires!!
Me hace contento ver que hay un comunidad de gente que busca buena gastronomìa en España. Gracias, porque sois de los únicos turistas que os dais cuenta de lo que pasa realmente
Just recently subscribed after planning a vacation (1st real vacation at the age of 43) to Barcelona the 1st week of Jan 2020 and I love your videos! You and Yolanda make such a beautiful pair. Learned so much from your videos as well as your Devour videos. Keep up the good work and bless you guys for what you do!
Thank you!
If the rice comes out super tasty and 'sticky' in a paella then its a winner💪🏻....everyone in my household fights for the caramelised bottom of the pan
The caramelised se llama socarrat en valencià
Que agradable esa terraza para pasar el fin de semana cuando hace buen tiempo 😍😍
Muy agradable (y muy calorosa!!!)
Paella is the best ate it so much when i was on holiday in spain. Love the vids james keep em comeing nothing but love all the way from sweden 😊
Great video with friends! Keep them coming James and thank you
¡Un vídeo genial! La paella con pato es para los señoritos jajaja la paella original era de Rata (no es broma) de la Albufera y cuando se podía, de conejo.
Las mejores paellas son las que se hacen a la leña y la alcachofa les da un toque magistral.
Lo del arroz en cruz se hace para medir la cantidad de arroz que se requiere. Las paellas son para un número determinado de personas y con la cruz se conseguía medir a ojo la cantidad requerida.
El tiempo de cocción es de 20 minutos y los 3 últimos a fuego máximo para conseguir el socarrat.
Un saludo y enhorabuena por tus vídeos como siempre :)
Gracias tío!!
Seal of approval from another valenciana :) so glad someone is showing what paella is actually like. Super important to make the rice layer really thin, so it gets crispy
Thank you!
Great work, as always. Couple'a things...
Butter beans'll do. And if y'all don't like butter beans, I don't want t' know ya.
Please turn down the background music when you're talking.
Otherwise, this is good stuff, as always from you. Appreciate the recipe and the technique.
Thanks everyone! Man, nothing better than great Paella with good friends and family.
It's a great honour to see a Paella Valenciana being cooked - thank you! I've spent many years researching and practicing cooking paella in the UK; I've even made a pilgrimage to Valencia to see, learn and eat. I loved the addition of those dried, smoky peppers. James, you are right to criticise the tv chefs who make 'rice and things': I've watched Gordon Ramsey's effort and I think he's the worst culprit!
Great video. Good to see you enjoyed your Sunday paella - thank you chef!
Tony
Oh Ramsay is horrible and totally overrated. Most home cooks are better cooks than tv chefs, CZcams shown me that.
Thanks Tony!!! Glad you enjoyed it! And approved!
Steve Cole I agree with that . Makes you think why are they chosen when you tube showcase better chefs .
That looks amazing, I can almost smell it. Amunt Valencia!
Can't wait..... Venga venga
See you at 6pm!
Tiene buena pinta!!!!
Thanks for this video, for some reason watching your channel make my heart Happy!!!!!
HAha - thanks Roberto!
-" ¿Chorizo?"
- "Nooooooo!"
Hahahahahahahahaha
Como lo diría Alberto Chicote: QUÉ PINTAZA! Aunque por desgracia, lo que se debería poner en una paella "valenciana" (o no) es un debate más salvaje que todo el tema de la guerra civil jajaja
haha totalmente!
@@spainrevealed You still laugh "haha" instead of "jaja", you're still a guiri man, cmon :P
xXSEGISMUNDOXx maybe he wasn’t laughing, maybe he was just agreeing and having an aha moment josjosjos
What an extraordinary vid...now I wanna want to make paella or better...TRAVEL TO VALENCIAAAA....AMUNT VALENCIA
Every family makes it a little different.... some use duck, rabbit, artichokes or not, etc. As my father always says to me, paella used to change a little bit depending on what was avaliable depending on the season and where did you live.
But obviously we all agree on things like chorizo and olives must stay away from the paella... And by no means mix fish and meat! 😂😂😂
Great video as usual!!!!
Totally true Beatriz. Thank you!
Making me hungry!!!! Thanks - great video!
Gracias!
Thank you James for explaining this way of cooking and why. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️Love your videos 💋💋💋
Thank you so much for inviting me to your home! Lovely time. I have been researching other places to go next and I must tell you that there is no other vlog like yours and Yoly's on CZcams that I have found. So informative and real. You give me a leg up for when I go to Madrid so I can enjoy the best of it in the small amount f time I have. Eress el mejor .......por mucho!
Thanks Lauren!
La Tienda is amazing. Came across them some years ago. Love your page and I can't wait to return to Spain. My favourite place in the whole wide world.
Now - this is something for real... Thanks for sharing.
Brilliant !Amazing ! Fantastic !
Gracias!
Thanks Vicente!!!! Made it yesterday, a success!!!!
Valencians are a very proud people and are very proud of their traditions!
Absolutely brilliant "how to" video..a huge well done!!
Thank you!!
I love it you just gained a new sub! I want to order the kit now
Great video, great people, great food 🍲
Hola Amazing! Yummy food. Love you're work and vlogs
Great video amigos!!!
Me encanta como lo has montado todo, estupendo James!
Gracias Alejandro
lol I love the way Spanish people, even Spaniards I know from the same bloody family, cant agree how to make authentic paella! and yet whenever someone like jaime Oliver makes his version they can all condemn it in unison!.....great video ...great looking paella, looking forward to the next one
haha yes it's so true!
You can make slightly different versions of paella but the common grounds remain in all of them, NO valencian or spanish people has ever put chorizo in a paella, chorizo has a very strong flavour that distorts real paella flavour and in Spain chorizo is used in other ways.
@@asunsol lol chorizo in paella! 😱😱😱😱 live and let live I say! i have never eaten chorizo in paella in Spain nor seen it in one but the two Spanish guys that have a paella stand at the Christmas market here in Belfast, Ireland put chorizo in their paella and it's not bad at all ......
J walker.. whatever suits you...
Asun Montero Some Spaniards put chorizo in paella, there is also arroz con chorizo
I could have jumped right into that paellera James!! It looked amazing! I was in a restaurant in Valencia two years ago with some Spanish people (not from Valencia) and was told that the real auténtica paella was made with caracoles - or snails - am not a expert so don't know for sure. Thanks so mch for posting - n thank u Vicente!! I now realise I have not been adding the correct ingredients and mine has been more arroz con pollo - will defo try it this way!
Thanks poppy!
Snails were added because that's what was found on the farms. Paella is a peasant dish and the original creators would scarf at the belief paella must contain certain ingredients. They used what was available to them, not because of some hard and fast rule.
The method of cooking was developed because of the type of rice they were growing. They would laugh at the thought others would condemn someone for using a different rice . But the cooking method and water ratio would change.
That this dish has now developed into a recipe defended with a seemingly upper-class snootiness would be shocking to them. Paella was named for the pan used. So yes , you have authentic Valencian paellas that honors those farmers but to say changing the recipe to include different meats or fish isn't a paella would be considered ludicrous by those farmers you are attempting to honor. Honor their beliefs not their things.
Excellent video. I’m inspired 😎
I love Paella , You are the first one I have seen to put up a real Paella . Well done .
Thanks Bob!
Con ganas de verlo ya
Nos vemos a partir de las 17.30!
Nos vemos a partir de las 17.30!
Great video, thank you! I learned a lot! I still like to make my own "rice with things," hahaha..... but it's nice to know the traditional ways first and I will make this next time. ;)
Looks delicious ❤.
It was!!!
Cool video, interesting to see another way of cooking paella. Will give that a try soon 👍👍
Let us know how it goes!
@@spainrevealed will do, looks interesting with ñora peppers for added flavour, thankfully I bought some when I was in Spain recently to take back to the U.K.
@@martinadams983 I would say that was a pretty orthodox way of cooking paella :)
@@thepaellahandbook7213 never knew that, I'll certainly add ñora to my next paella, alot of recipes in cookbooks I've seen just have sofrito, pimenton and saffron.
looks amazing james , very impressive :)
Ay Papa! Smells so good!
Thank you so much for sharing
Molt bè Vicent!! Encara que no has menejat l´arròs al ficar-lo..s´ha quedat al mig...
( Nicely done Vicent! ) Evendough you didn´t move the rice slightly to the edges...
@James Walker valenciano. Is very similar to catalonian, but is not.
as Valencian, this Paella looks amazing, i would like to be there, hahahhaha, my god must be wonderful
ThankS!!
@@spainrevealed you re welcome, love your videos
Thanks so much for taking the time to make all these videos James! We are so excited for our trip to Spain because of them. Even signed up for some devour tours! I was wondering if you had a favorite restaurant in Valencia for Paella. There isn't any devour tours there yet, and we are stopping there for a few days and would love some recommendations!
Awesome - can't wait to have you along! Check out Casa Carmela in Valencia :)
@@spainrevealed Muchas Gracias!
For me one of the best paellas in La Alqueria de Brosquil.
Pintaza 👏👏👏🥘🥂
Gracias!!!
Gracias 🙏 Vicente!
Darn, you have good friends, nice. Best video on Paella, nothing omitted.
Well actually, my I laws are from Valencia and we usually squeeze lemon juice on top and garnish with a bit of homemade alioli.
This party looks like a great idea. I also liked the video, because the recipe is a way to make paella, which I love without seafood, which my husband can't eat. Thank You!
Join the approval as a Valenciana! Good job! Very good looking paella! We live in California and alternative ingredients found here in common supermarkets are: snow peas or snap peas for the green beans, lima bean for the garrofó and calrose rice. I think finding a good smoked paprika is also very important. Cannot wait to see more videos! I think you guys are awesome!
Thanks is Marta!! Glad you liked it!
I'm Valencian and approve... Also, I thought I was the only one using duck... well done Vicente!
es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salmorreta
Esa es la diferencia, y al final todo el mundo hace la salmorreta aunque estén haciendo una paella valenciana, al final usáis la receta alicantina porque es la mejor 😋
La salmorreta es del arroz alicantino!!
Fantastico
Sitting here waiting for paella video!!
Thanks for joining me Jose and Cheryl!
@@spainrevealed we had an awesome time very cool going live with fans!!
Me encanta la paella valenciana!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Espero que estés a las 18.00 hoy para verlo juntos!
That was one cool video,I’m so hungry now ,wish I’d caught the live chat from the beginning ,will do next time !
Next time we do one!
¡Magnífico video! ¡Wonderful video! Although fortunately 'paella' is a very elastic dish that admits many ways to cook, with love and respect, without becoming 'arroz con cosas' (rice with things)
That’s very true!
Visca Valencia !!!🥂🥘
Great video we going Tuesday to Valencia
Enjoy!!
Hi James! Absolutely loved this blog. I live for Paella. My husband and I will be in Madrid in July and can’t wait to try different versions of Paella including a Valencia Paella.
On another topic, I love Yoli’s romper. Can you please ask her where she bought it from. I absolutely LOVE it. Thanks!
Hi Karen! I bought it in a street market in Matalascañas last year, so a bit untraceable I'm afraid! ;)
Just got back from a trip to Spain this December and I have to say you are in for a treat! The paella is life changing! Make sure to plan doing dinner or lunch at an indoor market, that was my favorite part of my trip! Enjoy and eat well!
I’m amazed to see how Vicente managed to put ALL those ingredients for so many people in that small paella!! 😆
Great video. Music is not too loud as others have said...I think you captured the mood perfectly. Vicente, estupenda paella hombre! I'v never done one with duck. As an estranged Valencian living in Canada it's great to read all the comments and learn a bit more about paella. My mother always mixed meat and shellfish, rabbit and snails when we lived in France, even frogs legs. I only heard of my father eating rats when there was nothing else...during the civil war. Rice from the Albufera and whatever you have as long as it tastes good.
Exquisite !!!
Eres un máquina
Gracias!
Will be there on September and am excited to visit those places you have recommended.
Gabbie cook (Korean Englishman's wife) a month ago made a paella. Hers was chicken and rabbit.
Vicente told me the rabbit was optional (he puts duck in instead). I might get flamed for saying that though!
Rabbit and chicken are more usual than duck in a normal household...I see paella with duck more in restaurants
Huaaa, vivo en Valencia y la verdadera paella es una cosa muy difícil ... good luck and ...... venga... :-)
Gracias!!! Espero que estés a las 18.00 hoy para verlo juntos!
Vicente es un artista!! :-)
Ole!!
When I make one I’ll eat it all by myself..with 2 liters of cerveza!
haha!
you missed the last step of rubbing bread on the oily bits at the end haha!
Hi James! I don't know if you remember me but I made a big fuss and even sent you an email about your video of the spanish supermarket when you make a mistake and said that Paella was catalan haha. So Thank you so much for this video with the real PAELLA! Looks really tasty. Duck is an option coming from "Albufera", and most people prefer chicken and rabbit and you can also add snails (se les llama baquetas en Valencia). I guess the snails are only for the locals since I belive it is not very popular in the UK.
I do remember! I’m glad you liked this one!
Actually I found appalling when many people bashed Jamie Oliver for adding chorizo to a paella. First of all, every person has his/her own recipe for paella, that's why people from Valencia say we don't cook paella, but arroz con cosas (rice with stuff). I know how to cook an original paella and a paella de marisco (seafood paella) like they do in Valencia, I have Valencian friends and they taught me well. But we also do other recipes, which aren't really paella, but also delicious and some of them are cooked with chorizo, I know many people in Spain who use chorizo and every now and then I use it myself for arroz con carne (rice with meat) and people enjoy it and ask how I gave that smokey flavour to the rice. Trust me it's perfectly acceptable to use chorizo, as long as you don't call it paella, every person has their own recipe. Jamie Oliver should have explained it wasn't a real paella, but a rice dish Spanish style. Anyway, I think people complaining the way they did wasn't the nicest thing to do and I'm convinced they did it because he's a foreigner, if he was Spanish nothing would have happened. I've followed him on TV and he does a great job getting people interested in other countries cuisines, especially Mediterranean cuisine. I don't think he'll have the same interest in Spain after the way he was unfairly treated. It's OK to point out real paella doesn't have chorizo, but not the way he was attacked, why did people get so offended and aggressive?
About not mixing seafood and meat, I must admit I do it, it's called paella mixta (mixed paella) and it's true it was created by outside influences and probably to please tourists, but it's the best way to have everyone enjoying it, because many people don't like seafood, but love paella and many people don't like meat. The idea is to use only chicken and/or rabbit (meats with no strong flavour). It's basically compromising and the meat really doesn't change the flavour of the paella. But yeah, a Valencian paella doesn't have meat and seafood.
Getting Spanish ingredients such as bomba rice, it's usually quite easy, at least in Europe, I live in Germany and there are Spanish shops all over the place, I cook paella and other Spanish dishes here quite often. What's hard to get is fresh products for obvious reasons. It's also possible to find lots of ingredients online as you say in the video.
Es la primera vez que veo pato en una paella. Pero enfin, cada cuál la hace a su manera
Es verdad ;)
But if you put chorizo in it you are a dickhead right?
Something else I need to do when I’m back. Salut ....
Salut!!
I bought a paella pan this afternoon and prepared the dish: used the wrong rice, missed the saffron, but will get it right next time! I just watched the video after we ate, but thanks for posting it! Going to Valencia in a few months! :-)
Go you!! Try the paella in Casa Carmela in Valencia
Spain Revealed - James Blick Will do, thanks!
The recipe I use calls for dropping the saffron into almost-boiling white wine for a short time in order to really open up the saffron's flavor, then dropping the saffron into your paella, . Thanks to you guys I will make it again soon.
Interesting Brian!
Hi James. I love your vlog and Devour tour vlogs. I took several your recommendations on Barcelona and i was not disappointed. Great idea for best patatas bravas and tortilla videos. You mentioned it is hard to find good paella in Madrid but have you got any recommendation for that? Btw it would be good idea for another video
Fantastic! wish you could introduce the wines you have paired with the meal !
Dear James, my valencian friend has never ever seen duck in paella... CONEJO Y POLLO! But, I am of the opinion that if it tastes good, it's ok jeje. I love your videos.
jeje my Valencian friend has. It's a complicated issue! Thanks Elena!
Amazing video, I will be making a sea food version of pealla. One question, do you recall the size of the pealla pan used in this video?
I dont want to over pack the rice.
The sea food one is not a paella! Its arroz a banda, arroz del senyoret, arroz negro, arro de atun y ajetes, etc. Paella is What you see in this video, the others are rice (arroz).
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Very interesting. Paella is also our traditional food.
The cork you pulled out i seen was from las rias baixas.Was the wine an albariño by any chance?Interested as i live right by albariño vineyards in Galicia😉
Yeah it was :)
Hi James I just recently joined your channel great videos , amazing paella.... question I saw bars on your windows ? Is it safe where u live?
Very well cooked! Well done removing the garlic! I like to add home made chicken broth...and the rice perfect too! Only one thing....there's nothing better than eating a Paella in a Chiringuito with a caňa de verbena and your feet almost inside the ocean!!!!
Totally agree!
I made it myself a few times. And I had it in Valencia. I used rabbit and snails too because I read that it is traditional in Valencia. I didn’t know about the duck.
La mejor paella de marisco
So excited! Paella Valenciana! (er see profile pic) Liverpool Champions of Europe and now Paella...Have I gone to heaven?
haha - see you at 6pm!
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