: a saffron-flavored dish containing rice, meat, seafood, and vegetables
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This 16-year-old Spanish restaurant with three Manhattan locations—Chelsea, Nolita and Midtown East—will celebrate Pride with a rainbow paella.
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Authentic paella originates from the region around Valencia, and comes in two varieties: Paella Valenciana, with rabbit and chicken; and seafood paella.
—Jon Yeomans, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
There are seven paellas, including the thin noodles variant called fideuá de Mar y Montaña with Brussels sprouts, squid shrimp, and a mushroom sofrito.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
The signature paella socarrat arrives in a wide, shallow pan, the bottom layer of rice crisped and caramelized.
—Sandals Resorts, AFAR Media, 2 June 2025
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Authentic paella originates from the region around Valencia, and comes in two varieties: Paella Valenciana, with rabbit and chicken; and seafood paella.
—Jon Yeomans, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
There are seven paellas, including the thin noodles variant called fideuá de Mar y Montaña with Brussels sprouts, squid shrimp, and a mushroom sofrito.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
The signature paella socarrat arrives in a wide, shallow pan, the bottom layer of rice crisped and caramelized.
—Sandals Resorts, AFAR Media, 2 June 2025
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“Paella.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paella. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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