savor — guide to food & dining on the azalea coast
Paella was born of peasants and a little help from a couple of invading armies.
The Moors from Northern Africa brought rice to Spain’s Mediterranean coast in the
eighth century and perfected the irrigation systems first established by the Romans.
These developments allowed the crop to thrive in the marshlands surrounding Valencia.
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