La Pepica: A Place to Experience the 鈥淧aella Valenciana鈥�, Valencia, Spain
It is world-wide known that Paella is a typical Spanish dish, however if you want to taste the most traditional Paella, you should definitely visit Valencia and try one there.聽Valencia is known as the birthplace of paella.
Main ingredients of Paella are rice, saffron, green beans and meat. It is actually a perfect example of cultural mixture. Paella is a unique dish derived from combination of Arabic and Spanish cuisine聽because the聽rice聽had imported聽to Iberia peninsula by the Arabs for the first time. The Spanish word for rice (arroz) was also derived from Arabic. Now, Spain is one of the leading countries in Europe for rice production.
Unlike arroz, the word 鈥減aella鈥� comes from latin word 鈥減attella鈥� which means 鈥減an鈥�. This emphasis on pan is actually not a coincidence because paella gets its taste from the special pan that has a聽round shape and a flat bottom.
Before I came to Valencia, the first Paella that was coming to my mind was聽with the seafood however I learned that the original Paella is actually with聽chicken, rabbit, land snails, green beans and vegetables (Paella Valenciana). ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Main ingredients of Paella are rice, saffron, green beans and meat. It is actually a perfect example of cultural mixture. Paella is a unique dish derived from combination of Arabic and Spanish cuisine聽because the聽rice聽had imported聽to Iberia peninsula by the Arabs for the first time. The Spanish word for rice (arroz) was also derived from Arabic. Now, Spain is one of the leading countries in Europe for rice production.
Unlike arroz, the word 鈥減aella鈥� comes from latin word 鈥減attella鈥� which means 鈥減an鈥�. This emphasis on pan is actually not a coincidence because paella gets its taste from the special pan that has a聽round shape and a flat bottom.
Before I came to Valencia, the first Paella that was coming to my mind was聽with the seafood however I learned that the original Paella is actually with聽chicken, rabbit, land snails, green beans and vegetables (Paella Valenciana). ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: La Pepica: A Place to Experience the 鈥淧aella Valenciana鈥�
Guide Location: Spain » Valencia
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Author: Begum Erten-uyumaz
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Guide Location: Spain » Valencia
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Begum Erten-uyumaz
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- La Pepica
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