Valencia is of course home to paella and a plethora of other rice based dishes. You will find here many varieties of paella, with its hallowed status in Valencian cuisine, that you may not have experienced before. Such as the “fideuá”, which uses broken pasta instead of rice. Or a delectable modern paella version, creamy like a risotto and full of clams, infused with ginger and lemongrass. A new generation of chefs has arrived here, marrying traditional flavours with modern techniques, reimagining the region’s classic dishes with skill and enthusiasm. The city is also famous for its oranges. A firm favourite is the salad of oranges, olives, onions and blue cheese or salt cod.  As desert, the ‘’flan de naranja’’ or orange caramel flan is much loved.    Last but not least, the food markets are reason enough to go to Valencia. The obvious one, but very much worth your while is the Mercado Central, housed in a soaring Art Nouveau building. Ambling though this market which is so richly stocked in fruits & vegetables and meat & fish, never fails to entice a food lover.