I asked a good friend who grew up in Venezuela how he would describe Paella and this is his response. He makes an awesome Paella.
Mary TZ Hello Mary... Here is my take on the subject.... Paella is basically a rice dish is made on a flat pan, called "Paellera". Each region of Spain has their own version. The equivalent dish in US cuisine (or Cajun) would be Jambalaya. Paella is made with different ingredients depending on the region of Spain. Some people use seafood only (shellfish, lobster in some cases, shrimp a must in every region and fish stock), others use seafood with pork, chicken, or rabbit, others use a combination of either protein with more vegetables. There are endless combinations. The one I made for you was only seafood; remember that we have several "vegans" and muslin's in our group so poultry or pork was out of the question. I hope this clear everything... Love David. PS: Let me clarify something, in Spain every region is very proud of their heritage, they claim to have the best of everything and each region use what they have available to make the paella. Each region had very specific ingredients for their dish, all the variation you see now a days, is the result of the internationalization of food. If you serve Paella on a piece of bread to a Spaniard, and you tell them that is paella they would probably leave the table. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
