We cooked Pork Bomb Paella for 400 people in the village square of Almagro, La Mancha — an 80kg iron pan, 15kg of bacon, 50g of saffron, and 10kg of torreznos on top.
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Arroz de Cerdo y Coliflor from Peñíscola — pork spare ribs and caramelised cauliflower on saffron rice, cooked over open fire. One of Spain’s great forgotten paellas.
Arroz con Costra is a 13th-century Spanish rice from Alicante unlike anything else — stop the pan halfway, pour beaten eggs on top, and blast in the oven until a golden soufflé dome rises.
Texas BBQ meets Spanish paella — smoke-kissed beef short ribs cooked over open fire on a bed of saffron rice. A fusion that makes total sense.
Pork ribs and chicken paella cooked outdoors in Spain’s pink desert. A rustic countryside recipe with Bomba rice, saffron, and a perfect socarrat crust.
Caldero Murciano is the Spanish fishermen’s rice dish that rivals paella — a two-course experience of saffron rice cooked in rich fish broth, served with handmade alioli.
Saffron, one of the most expensive spices in the world. Here we explain the history and current culinary uses.






