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Title: Paging the spanish cabal: which wine with paella?
Post by: Pedrito on February 20, 2010, 09:02:32 AM
As per title thread; or is it better to have some beer?
The ingredients will be:

rice ( :sleep:)
saffron
chicken breast, diced
chorizo
shrimps
mussels
tomatoes
green beans
(no peppers, I hate them)

Something more to add?

Thxbye

L.
Title: Re: Paging the spanish cabal: which wine with paella?
Post by: The Larch on February 20, 2010, 09:06:54 AM
First you have to decide which kinf of paella you want to make, the "authentic" one or the seafood version.  ;) You seem to be doing a mix of both.
Title: Re: Paging the spanish cabal: which wine with paella?
Post by: Caliga on February 20, 2010, 09:38:52 AM
I've only ever had sangria or red Rioja with paella... but I've only actually had paella 2 or 3 times.
Title: Re: Paging the spanish cabal: which wine with paella?
Post by: Pedrito on February 20, 2010, 09:47:45 AM
Quote from: The Larch on February 20, 2010, 09:06:54 AM
First you have to decide which kinf of paella you want to make, the "authentic" one or the seafood version.  ;) You seem to be doing a mix of both.
The one with no peppers.

L.
Title: Re: Paging the spanish cabal: which wine with paella?
Post by: Pedrito on February 20, 2010, 09:58:27 AM
I'll cut on chicken and will go for the seafood one: mariscos!
I'll add some squids
this calls for a white wine

L.
Title: Re: Paging the spanish cabal: which wine with paella?
Post by: The Larch on February 20, 2010, 10:01:47 AM
Quote from: Pedrito on February 20, 2010, 09:58:27 AM
I'll cut on chicken and will go for the seafood one: mariscos!
I'll add some squids
this calls for a white wine

L.

Take away the chorizo as well, it has no purpose on paella.
Title: Re: Paging the spanish cabal: which wine with paella?
Post by: Ed Anger on February 20, 2010, 10:03:37 AM
Diet Dr. Pepper goes with everything.  :)
Title: Re: Paging the spanish cabal: which wine with paella?
Post by: katmai on February 20, 2010, 10:05:55 AM
Heretic! Chorizo goes with everything!
Title: Re: Paging the spanish cabal: which wine with paella?
Post by: Pedrito on February 20, 2010, 10:06:28 AM
Quote from: The Larch on February 20, 2010, 10:01:47 AM
Take away the chorizo as well, it has no purpose on paella.

:huh: every single paella recipe I've found includes it
I suspect your spanishness is a pose and in reality you are a ohioan  <_<

L.
Title: Re: Paging the spanish cabal: which wine with paella?
Post by: Ed Anger on February 20, 2010, 10:07:12 AM
Quote from: Pedrito on February 20, 2010, 10:06:28 AM
Quote from: The Larch on February 20, 2010, 10:01:47 AM
Take away the chorizo as well, it has no purpose on paella.

:huh: every single paella recipe I've found includes it
I suspect your spanishness is a pose and in reality you are a ohioan  <_<

L.

If he was, he'd be suggesting Bacon Bits.
Title: Re: Paging the spanish cabal: which wine with paella?
Post by: The Larch on February 20, 2010, 10:12:39 AM
Quote from: Pedrito on February 20, 2010, 10:06:28 AM
Quote from: The Larch on February 20, 2010, 10:01:47 AM
Take away the chorizo as well, it has no purpose on paella.

:huh: every single paella recipe I've found includes it
I suspect your spanishness is a pose and in reality you are a ohioan  <_<

L.

Never in my whole life I've seen chorizo used for paella.
Then again I'm no big fan of the one you see in most places, it's bland generic crap. But the real stuff is... :mmm:
Title: Re: Paging the spanish cabal: which wine with paella?
Post by: Pedrito on February 20, 2010, 10:18:24 AM
So get me the real recipe then, I wanna shock (in a positive way) my guests :P

L.
Title: Re: Paging the spanish cabal: which wine with paella?
Post by: The Larch on February 20, 2010, 10:29:40 AM
Quote from: Pedrito on February 20, 2010, 10:18:24 AM
So get me the real recipe then, I wanna shock (in a positive way) my guests :P

L.

The real deal has peppers.  :lol:
Title: Re: Paging the spanish cabal: which wine with paella?
Post by: Barrister on February 20, 2010, 10:32:56 AM
What kind of so-called Italian doesn't like peppers?
Title: Re: Paging the spanish cabal: which wine with paella?
Post by: The Larch on February 20, 2010, 10:44:12 AM
Now seriously, there are three main kinds of paella, the traditional one, which comes from the Valencian countryside and has no seafood, rabbit meat, chicken and vegetables (beans, tomatoes, artichokes, peppers), the seafood version, which comes from the coastal area of Valencia, and includes seafood instead of rabbit, chicken and beans, and a mixed version that was developed as it spread all over Spain, which mixes both versions and may include other stuff.
Title: Re: Paging the spanish cabal: which wine with paella?
Post by: ulmont on February 20, 2010, 10:45:14 AM
Quote from: The Larch on February 20, 2010, 10:44:12 AM
there are three main kinds of paella

Does the seafood one traditionally omit tomatoes?
Title: Re: Paging the spanish cabal: which wine with paella?
Post by: Martinus on February 20, 2010, 01:07:10 PM
Quote from: ulmont on February 20, 2010, 10:45:14 AM
Quote from: The Larch on February 20, 2010, 10:44:12 AM
there are three main kinds of paella

Does the seafood one traditionally omit tomatoes?

I understood it as "seafood instead of (each of) rabbit, chicken and beans", not "seafood instead of rabbit; and then chicken and beans".

This means the seafood one includes seafood, tomatoes, artichokes and peppers.
Title: Re: Paging the spanish cabal: which wine with paella?
Post by: ulmont on February 20, 2010, 01:10:16 PM
Quote from: Martinus on February 20, 2010, 01:07:10 PM
This means the seafood one includes seafood, tomatoes, artichokes and peppers.

The reason I ask is that most seafood paella recipes I see don't have tomatoes, so I was wondering if the lack was traditional or not.
Title: Re: Paging the spanish cabal: which wine with paella?
Post by: Pedrito on February 22, 2010, 06:18:27 AM
what's the scope of paella if not helping you cleaning your fridge of the week's leftovers?

...I went with the all-in recipe and it was excellent  :showoff:

For the wine, we had a humongous bowl of sangria and some nice kerner (dry, aromatic white wine) from Sudtirol

L.
Title: Re: Paging the spanish cabal: which wine with paella?
Post by: Caliga on February 22, 2010, 06:28:42 AM
Quote from: Pedrito on February 22, 2010, 06:18:27 AM
For the wine, we had a humongous bowl of sangria
:smoke: