The Complete Guide to Making Authentic Paella with Premium Rice, Spices, and Ingredients

No Spanish dish is more typically Spanish than paella. Paella's appearance, paella's flavor, and its celebratory appearance make paella the very epitome of world Spanishness. To make an authentic paella in your home, however, it is not enough to have a great recipe—you must have great paella rice , the perfect blend of paella spices, and the perfect paella ingredients. Here we are going to teach you how to make a restaurant-grade paella at home with real ingredients purchased fresh straight from Spain. Begin with the Correct Paella Rice The key to the wonderful paella is in the rice. Any old rice ain't rice and the correct kind does make a difference. Paella rice is short-grain rice and is really, really absorbent so it will soak up the broth and the seasonings and keep its own shape. You can buy excellent varieties of genuine Spanish rice like Bomba rice and Calasparra rice from Paella World. Such varieties of rice are cultivated under the ideal Mediterranean climatic co...