Gourmanity Spanish Paella Rice, Short Grain Valencia Rice from Spain, 2.2lb

Delicious and perfect for recreating the paella dish we learned how to make while visiting Valencia! I am very pleased with the taste, texture, and quality. I highly recommend this brand.

One of my overseas tours during my Naval career was in a small town in Murcia, Spain. This is where I learned about the delicious dish of Paella. The Spanish civilian firemen on our small base used to cook paella over an open fire every Sunday. They taught me that paella is a rice dish. So being a rice dish the type and quality of the rice is of extreme importance. After returning to the United States, I quickly found out that most short-grain rice were designed for other applications. For example, Asian rice is meant to be sticky, Uncle Ben’s and other brands long grain rice all have very low absorbency, and Arborio becomes creamy when cooked. After several attempts at finding the best rice for paella stateside I finally came across Bomba rice. Because it is a very dehydrated grain it absorbs much, much more broth than any other rice I’ve found. This means that this rice will be a lot more flavorful. When it is cooked the separate grains do not stick together. My rule of thumb is to use 4 parts liquid to 1 part rice. Also, I use a tad over a half cup of Bomba rice per person I’m planning on feeding. Anyway, if you want the very best paella that you can make, then go with Bomba rice because you will get great texture, a larger volume of rice and pleasing flavor. It may cost a bit more than your average grocery store short-grain rice but if is definitely worth it.

Perfect for paella!

I was very impressed with the quality of this rice. It absorbed the broth and seasonings perfectly without becoming mushy, resulting in a flavorful paella with the ideal texture. The grains stayed separate and cooked evenly, just as they should. Whether you’re making seafood, chicken, or mixed paella, this rice delivers great results. I will definitely buy it again and highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys making authentic Spanish paella at home.

Easy to order, easy to cook and tasty

Great quality and coooked up well.

Wanted to have good quality rice for Paella. Was not disappointed.

I wanted authentic paella rice, along with other Spanish ingredients. I have tried arborio rice in paella. It "works" but I did not care much for the results. Real Spanish paella rice is much shorter and it absorbs the stock quickly. The ratio of stock to paella rice is 4 parts stock to 1 part paella rice. It cooks quickly! Best to not pour in all stock at one time, hold back a cup or so and add as the rice "grows" and liquid is absorbing quickly. Don't walk away while you're cooking paella; only bad things can happen. Spanish chorizo and real BOTH sweet and hot paprikas made the paella fabulous! Be careful when buying saffron! I got hold of a fake tiin of it. it's estimated that 90% of saffron sold is fake. Check online for what to look for in real saffron.

Muy bueno. Lo recomiendo

Our paella was delicious. Rice arrived on time and was great tasting, as was the Zafron.

The best rice ive had in a very long time!

Excelente calidad de producto

Excellent!!!