What is best rice for paella
Paella Rice from Calasparra, Spain
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hi this is jonathan harris from la
tienda today I'd like to talk about our
paella rice from the town of Calais pata
now the right kind of pea rice is
essential for absorbing all the flavors
of the broth and the saffron and your
pie yet the key is that this short grain
rice will absorb a huge amount of flavor
without becoming creamy or sticky or
falling apart so it's really important
that you use the right kind of rice the
great thing about this rice is it's
grown in cool mountain water and it
takes a long time to mature that means
the the grains are denser and they'll
absorb a lot more flavor from the broth
or the saffron in your pea our pi erased
from Macalester pottery is from a small
town in the mountains there are two
strains of rice from this town the first
one is the typical pea rice that we
simply named after the town we call it
call Espada the other is the ultimate
rice for piyah which has the name bomba
bomba is a rare strain that was almost
lost until about 30 years ago when chefs
of the region decided to promote it and
save it and it's really creates an
incredible pile with a perfect texture
we have some great pockets at la tienda
and we include cauliflower rice in all
of them so the next time you cook a pea
try using rice from kalispera
I guarantee it'll be the best pea you've
ever made
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