How to cook Spanish paella

An example of a spectacular 
seafood paella.

So far we´ve talked about the delicious Spanish omelette “tortilla”, and have shown you how to make authentic Spanish gazpacho. But what about the famous Spanish paella that everyone talks about? Have you tried it and are wondering how to make it yourself? What are the ingredients, and where did it originate? Dive into the Spanish cuisine with us!

Paella in Madrid

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La paella en Madrid

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Spanish food in Madrid [Part 2]

Then comes the paella, the Clint Eastwood of Spanish cuisine. It originates in Valencia although this is heavily disputed. Some say the Basques, some say Madrid, but most say Valencia. It was originally a labourer´s dish, an amalgamation of everything left over from the week´s food. 

What meat it contained depended in which class you belonged: Chicken and rabbit were available to the upper classes in Spain whereas Spanish lower-classes often used snails to bulk up their protein quota.