Hola, I'm in love with Spain. If you ask me why !!! I will answer you why not???? Lots of reasons. Can't explain why cos it's never-ending.
Paella, sangria, tapas, gaudis creations - la Sagrada Familia, Park Guell, mansions, the flamenco dance, the song like slang of people of Spain speaking their language and yes of course shopping. Though I'm not a big fan of football we visited stadiums in Barcelona and Madrid as my husband is a big fan of football.
For those who are not familiar with paella, it's a Spanish dish, a traditional authentic food of Spain made with typical kind of rice with chicken or both chicken and seafood or meat or seafood along with green peas, saffron and all. We had it from a famous restaurant Casa Carmela in Valencia the place where it originated. For the reservation of the table, we had to book 2 days before. Paella is actually the name of the utensil used for making this dish which is made of iron and it's important for Spanish Paella recipe. Some rice will get stick to the bottom of this pan and when we scrape it and have it, it's something special. If you don't have that typical pan u can use any pan. Don't have to worry about the taste. We had Paella with sangria a special drink with wine, liquor, fruits, and fruit juice. Tapas is a starter or snack. So if you are going to Spain you must definitely try this.
Other things we had was Spanish omelette which tastes different in different hotels. I usually had it for breakfast in the hotels where we stayed in Barcelona, Madrid, and Valencia. Some were good and some were just ok. They have different varieties of Spanish omelette on their menu. Ok so let's start our Spanish dish Paella. This is the best Paella recipe tried and tasted and for this time - Paella with chicken.
Notes
Rice used for Paella is Paella rice or you can use bomba rice or small nonsticky rice. If you need more spice you can add cayenne. The quantity of chicken stock depends on the type of rice you use. Lemon juice also you have to adjust as it varies in sourness in different places.
Sometimes I wish if I was in Italy. Not because I didn’t like my Gods own country, but for the simplicity of cooking. Most of the Italian dishes takes only minutes to prepare. But in Kerala you know for lunch normally we have to spend one or two hours in the kitchen. Sometimes I feel lazy to spend so many hours for breakfast, lunch, evening snack and dinner.
This spaghetti I tasted from a restaurant in Italy. My son Kris’s godparents are Italian Nicola and Mina. So Our kumbari’s are Italian. This restaurant is owned by Mina’s mother Luciana who is in her 80’s who still cooks in her restaurant. The dish was super delicious as it’s cooked in a traditional way by Luciana. It contained all the flavors added.
Italian dishes are simple yet elegant.
