Paella Negra - Have you tried?
@carloseduardo (41)
Philippines
August 7, 2009 9:50am CST
A lot of us tried eating paella which is commonly serve in a spanish restaurant. But when we droped by this restaurant we found out that they are serving paella negra, sounds interesting, so we gave it a try. they told us that its only served during lenten season, and to be honest it taste better than the regular paella. Squid Ink made the paella black.
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@Sandra1952 (6047)
• Spain
8 Aug 09
Paella is my favourite meal, but I've never tried Paella Negra. I'm not all that keen on squid, so I don't think I'd like it. I love rabbit and chicken paella, and also seafood paella, though. We have a restaurant about two miles from us which serves a different paella first course every night, and we go as often as we can.
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
8 Aug 09
Does your local place make it in one of those gigantic paella pans which feed about fifty people? I haven't had paella for years and would go for your seafood one, I wouldn't want one with just squid, I find it too rubbery after a while.
@Sandra1952 (6047)
• Spain
9 Aug 09
Hello, Thea. Yes, the restaurant makes a big pan of paella each night, and serves it up on a plate as the first course. Restaurants that serve a whole variety of paellas as second courses will only make it for a minimum of 2 people, and they are cooked in smaller pans which are brought to the table for you to serve yourself. About 3 times a year, there's a fiesta in the village, and then they make enough paella to feed about 300 people over an open fire. I'm going to try to upload a photo, but don't hold your breath!
