tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456371192846310724.post51780150435679464..comments2024-03-21T16:54:26.883+01:00Comments on Not Hemingway's Spain: Paella Valenciana: The Good, The Bad, and the UglyAn American Spaniardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05357043835365025522noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456371192846310724.post-88209167533892984682021-06-20T17:18:58.560+02:002021-06-20T17:18:58.560+02:00Did you check this song with the real Valencian re...Did you check this song with the real Valencian recipe? It has become a classic:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cIPr-soRNcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456371192846310724.post-26632219411623686222021-04-28T10:02:27.750+02:002021-04-28T10:02:27.750+02:00This article is so much helpful and gave me some a...This article is so much helpful and gave me some awesome knowledge I really learned something new. thanks for giving this information. We updated all the trending new information related to any topics.<br />To be more updated about all the news around you, you can check this website<br /><a href="https://dailynewscapsule.com" rel="nofollow">www royal enfield classic 350</a><br /><br />devin12https://www.blogger.com/profile/15589476732113648844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456371192846310724.post-85531905692605976452019-04-25T10:38:54.381+02:002019-04-25T10:38:54.381+02:00Love these delicious recipes, thank you for sharin...Love these delicious recipes, thank you for sharing them with us.<br /><a href="https://www.ezybook.co.uk/car-parking-stansted" rel="nofollow">long stay parking stansted</a><br />John Hilstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14887513769329595576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456371192846310724.post-29431242378322691582012-07-03T13:19:33.737+02:002012-07-03T13:19:33.737+02:00Mr. Grumpy, excellent! I'll have to find a vid...Mr. Grumpy, excellent! I'll have to find a video of it somewhere to kill myself with laughter. He must be right about Andalucia, though, because Antonio Banderas has become paella's official ambassador abroad, chorizo and all.An American Spaniardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05357043835365025522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456371192846310724.post-45494580722399226132012-07-01T23:26:28.004+02:002012-07-01T23:26:28.004+02:00As I type this I am watching UK celeb chef Jamie O...As I type this I am watching UK celeb chef Jamie Oliver in Andalucia (the Home of Payelluh, apparently) cooking the dish for 500 locals at midnight. Apart from the obvious ones, I lost count of the numerous cardinal sins he committed.<br />Your Mrs would find it hilarious.Mr Grumpyhttp://www.tumbit.com/blogs/1684-a-week-of-smoke-lies-and-bullshit.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456371192846310724.post-1215100277108269662012-01-29T23:47:51.401+01:002012-01-29T23:47:51.401+01:00Mr. Grumpy, as it literally hurts my ears to hear ...Mr. Grumpy, as it literally hurts my ears to hear Brits mispronounce paella, I was humming loudly to myself when reading your last comment, so as to not hear what you just said.An American Spaniardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05357043835365025522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456371192846310724.post-518171802767746552012-01-26T21:45:22.724+01:002012-01-26T21:45:22.724+01:00Sadly not. I was being serious.
And as a Brit I re...Sadly not. I was being serious.<br />And as a Brit I reserve the right to call it a 'Pie-el-a'. After living in the people's republic of Valencia for 7 years I'm quite proud of the fact that the locals have still been unable to beat that annoying characteristic out of me.Tumbit - Mr Grumpyhttp://www.tumbit.com/blogs/1597-how-not-to-park-a-car-in-spain.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456371192846310724.post-77429762413281925832012-01-23T21:48:53.114+01:002012-01-23T21:48:53.114+01:00Oh, Mr. Grumpy, I just realized, were you voluntee...Oh, Mr. Grumpy, I just realized, were you volunteering your paella for my "Hall of Shame"? ;-)An American Spaniardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05357043835365025522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456371192846310724.post-91922930273490772592012-01-23T21:48:04.484+01:002012-01-23T21:48:04.484+01:00Thanks Nieves! The graffiti image was a real find....Thanks Nieves! The graffiti image was a real find. I'm afraid to say that these days it is oh so very true.<br /><br />Mr. Grumpy, I've actually never tried making a paella myself, having a wife and mother-in-law that are both so darn good at it. So I admire your efforts even if they fall short of those snobbish Valencian standards. Besides, I'd have a go at a decent Biryani. <br /><br />That said, there's something to be said for playing with the titles of "autentico" dishes to sidestep Spanish scorn. A long time ago my wife made tortilla de patatas, except some incident happened which messed them up with no time to fix it before guests appeared. Solution: we called it "huevos rancheros" (which is actually an existing, totally unrelated Mexican dish, but no Spaniard has probably ever tried it). Her friends loved it, thought it was great. It certainly sounded a lot better than (mis)tossed tortilla.<br /><br />Oh, and never, ever stir the pot on paella!An American Spaniardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05357043835365025522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456371192846310724.post-24792561485778467032012-01-22T23:03:34.764+01:002012-01-22T23:03:34.764+01:00I have long since ceased in my attempts attempts t...I have long since ceased in my attempts attempts to cook an 'authentic' Valenican Paella. After 7 years 'perfecting' my Paella I was a little put out for my Valencian friends to declare that it was 'Rice & Chicken' rather than Paella for no other reason than I had stirred it whilst cooking. Would the same be said if I served thenm a cup of coffee and stirred it ? My Paellas have now become somewhat of a joke in the local community and whenever I invite an inbred local for lunch I deliberatley morph the Paella into a Biryrani just for comic effectTumbit - Mr Grumpyhttp://www.tumbit.com/blogs/1120-how-not-to-translate-a-menu.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456371192846310724.post-73869840232014878902012-01-22T22:12:14.235+01:002012-01-22T22:12:14.235+01:00What a great post you have made about paellas, and...What a great post you have made about paellas, and even more when you are not a Valenciano! I am amazed with your article, congratulations! By the way, I liked the graffity about paellas and corruption, very good hahaha!Nieveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00555855797876478378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456371192846310724.post-47278659239239824862012-01-20T21:01:36.201+01:002012-01-20T21:01:36.201+01:00Yeah, I was doing my best to restrain my impulse t...Yeah, I was doing my best to restrain my impulse to Brit-bash, but I, too, have noticed that the "pie-ell-a" mispronouncing seems to fall more heavily among the British contingent than Americans. Maybe we should blame Gordon Ramsay for putting "pie-ell-a" on the map there.<br /><br />No rant from me on the tapa front. I'm in sync with you there. Perhaps we should be thankful that tapas bars in the U.S. haven't taken to pronouncing "patatas bravas" in French: "Would you like to try 'les pommes de terre vaillantes'?" (If you laugh, ask an American to pronounce Freixenet.) It is a real disconnect the sticker shock from what are essentially Spanish homefries being sold as if they were an exotic delicacy. 'Brave land apples' indeed! Uh-oh. I feel another rant coming on... ;-)An American Spaniardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05357043835365025522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456371192846310724.post-66325541785321456142012-01-20T14:49:42.484+01:002012-01-20T14:49:42.484+01:00I always find British people to pronounce it like ...I always find British people to pronounce it like pa-ell-uh. They also have a funny way of saying tacos. <br /><br />I've never been to Valencia (but don't shoot me -- it's on my list!), so I'll wait to have paella when you invite me over for the real deal. ;) No restaurants for me.<br /><br />It's trendy now to have tapas places in the US. The thing I hate about it is that they generally require a minimum purchase and they're so expensive! The point of tapeando is not spending that much money! (Or at least to me it is. Maybe not if you're looking for pinchos in San Sebastian.)<br /><br />I hope you don't find any reason to rant about this comment. Hahaha! I'm just kidding with you.Kaley [Y Mucho Más]http://ymuchomas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456371192846310724.post-81775400280306325132012-01-20T13:49:22.525+01:002012-01-20T13:49:22.525+01:00Woah! My mind is blown by the perfect awfulness of...Woah! My mind is blown by the perfect awfulness of it. "Stir well!" "Add some white wine?" Crushed garlic? It's now up at the top of the list. Thank you... keep them coming!An American Spaniardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05357043835365025522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-456371192846310724.post-27824651420303123212012-01-20T11:56:17.798+01:002012-01-20T11:56:17.798+01:00I have the #1 on your Hall of Shame list.I have the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXmF8Ol7mI0" rel="nofollow">#1</a> on your Hall of Shame list.leftbankerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13990365189051313153noreply@blogger.com