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Catala Paella Rice, 1kg, Short-Grain, Ideal for Paella and Risotto, Hijos de Vicente Catala Peiro Reviews

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Short-grain rice, also known as paella rice, is the most common type in Spain. Selected from varieties such as bahia and senia, this short and rounded rice is ideal for cooking perfect paella and rice dishes. Its ability to absorb more flavors makes it the 'king rice' for such dishes. Carefully prepared by Hijos de Vicente Catala Peiro, a Valencian family business and one of the oldest in its sector since the late 19th century.

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Matthew Baxter
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I have used supermarket paella rice before and never quite ended up with the texture I hoped for. I assumed I was doing something wrong, perhaps my hob wasn't suitable, maybe it was the pan? Turns out I'd been using the wrong rice. The Catala Paella rice I got from Basco is no more expensive than the supermarket and gives better results. The fact that it comes in a nice little cloth sack doesn't hurt either.
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Posted 6 years ago
good rice for paella
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Posted 6 years ago
Sylwia Labecka
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Posted 6 years ago
Lovely, authentic, Paella rice!
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Posted 6 years ago
Lovely sticky flavourful rice, would buy again
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Posted 7 years ago
Used a few rice's over the years and this is up there with the best. Lovely texture and absorbs and holds flavours really well. Could be the best paella I've made so far!
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Posted 7 years ago
Excellent product, great to use.
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Posted 8 years ago
Great authentic Paella rice as good as anything we have brought back from Spain. Delicious.
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Posted 8 years ago