Gourmanity Spanish Paella Rice, Short Grain from Spain, 2.2lb, Pack of 2

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.

Muy bueno. Lo recomiendo

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

Perfect for paella!

The best rice ive had in a very long time!