I was taken back when I was told that paella (pronounced payea ) was the national dish of Spain; surprised because it was basically a variant of what Malaysian know as 'nasi goreng' and that rice could be a staple food in a region in Europe. Rice was introduced to this region in the 10th century by the Moors in Andalusia, making rice eating a custom in this region. Valencia is well known for its varieties of paella. Paella - the rice is of the round ended variety, bomba rice. ©FG Seafood paella, pick your choice: rabbit meat, snail, squid with black ink. ©SKCL Around the railway station ©FG High Street ©FG Like opium to the masses, every town in Spain has a football team to showcase the prowess of the local boys. Everybody is happy; the boys who have their soccer stars to look up to for aim in life, the local populace are kept busy anticipating their favourite team's next outcome, the local thug with his betting racket, the local counci...
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