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Paella is not a traditional Spanish food. It is a traditional food in the area of Valencia.

There are many, many kinds of Paella. Almost all of them contain rice in some quantity.. Three are widely known. They are Paella Valenciana which has rice, meat, vegtables, and land snails but no fish or seafood; Seafood Paella which has any kind of seafood available in lieu of meat and snails, rice, and omits the vegatables and beans, Seafood Paella generally has shrimp and or logostinos, clams and mussells ; The third kind is Paella Mixta which can contain just about anything edible.

Paella is cooked in a large diameter, flat bottomed sheet metal pan called a paellera. Olive oil is added to the pan, brought up to temperature over an open fire and then the rice is added and sauteed. The other ingrediants are then added in order of the time required to cook them. Those requiring the most time are added first and those requiring less time are added in such a way that every thing is completely cooked at the same time or as close as possible. It is a group operation, the cooking is generally done by the men present, and generous amounts of wine are both imbibed and added to the paella if desired.

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Spaniards eat paella because it is one of the country's national foods. It mixes many local delicacies. Since Spain sits on the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, many of its coastal regions have large catches of fish, which can be mixed with a mélange of rice and vegetables. On the flip-side, paellas made closer to Spain's interior often use much more chorizo and morcilla (spicy pork sausage and pork blood sausage) since pork was more readily available than seafood historically.

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It's espana. It means Spain in Spanish.

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paella is most popular in Spain, as it is originated in Spain. it is their local cuisine and is very popular in Spain. paella can come in different types, like seafood, meat, and vegetable.

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Paella is Spain's national dish. It is part of their tradition.

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Paella is a traaditional dish in Spain. It is made with rice, seafood, vegetables, and the spice saffron. It comes from the Galician region.

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