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Valencia, Spain: Mediterranean Cuisine
Valencia, thanks to its climate and its prime Mediterranean location provides
us with a rich selection of farm fruits, vegetables, and garden produce
which are excellent all year-round, accompanied by the freshest fish and
seafood available.
Nonetheless the star dish on every Valencia table is undoubtedly the
traditional rice dishes which can be cooked in an infinite number of
ways: "paella" (stewed rice with chicken and rabbit), "arroz al horno"
(stewed rice with sausage), "arroz a banda" (stewed rice with fish served
separately), "arroz negre" (rice with squid stewed in its own ink),
"amb bledes" (stewed rice with Swiss chards), "amb fesols i naps"
(stewed rice with beans and turnips).
Other typical dishes in Valencia are: Fideua, similar to "arroz a banda", but
it uses noodles instead of rice; "all i pebre" (garlic and pepper sauce)
which is served with delicious stewed eels and "suc de peix" (succulent
seafood soup).
Finally the best way to conclude the meal is with these delicious pastries of
Arab origin such as "rosegons" (toasted almond cake), "el arrop i
talladetes" (fruit or vegetable slices served with brown sugar syrup), "el
arnad6iacute;" (pastry made with assorted fruits), "los pasteles de boniato"
(sweet potato pastry) or, "la mona de Pascua" (traditional Easter pastry)
or "los dulces de Sant Dionís (marzipan sweets).
To do justice to all these delicious foods, it is necesary to complement them
with the Region's wines, the famous "horchata" (tiger nut milk) from
Alboraya with "fartons" not to mention "Agua de Valencia" (a typical
cocktail made with orange juice and Cava).
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