In this instalment, she introduces you to paella, authentic foods served up in Spanish wine bars. In this instalment, she introduces you to paella and beyond.
Paella is a golden rice dish which rates with the best rice dishes in the world.
Beyond paella are more rice dishes which also make tasty eating. Spanish rice dishes originated in the eastern region of Spain, around Valencia, where rice has been cultivated since the Moors introduced it to Europe after the eighth century. The Spanish word for rice is arroz , which comes from the Arabic aruz . In this rice-growing region peasants used the grain to cook their midday meal in the countryside. Seafood was a much later addition, as rice paddies were not near the sea.