Eat paella in Valencia, Spain

“As I walked into this magnificent venue with the rustic decor in the old dining room, I took in the aroma of freshly cooked seafood paella hanging in the air, mixed with the smokiness of the burning orange wood, which gives this paella its distinctive greatness! Following the age-old tradition, the paella is served in the middle of the table with wooden spoons that hungry clients use to scrape the bottom (the "socarrat"), which hides smoky umami flavour (though a bit saltier than I expected) and rich sticky texture - godsent!”

“My first night in Valencia, I enjoy a mixed paella, though being a novice I don’t order an appetizer and the paella – made fresh – takes almost 40 minutes to come out. Other than having to watch out for shells and bone of the various yummy proteins inside, it is pretty amazing.”