Head chef prepares two live lobsters for a lobster paella in the kitchen at the La Pepica restaurant in Valencia,Spain

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Paella the most famous Spanish food It was the poor peasant people of the Valencian region who invented Spain s most famous dish paella The original recipe combined home grown veg usually green and broad beans with off cuts of rabbit and the short grain rice mass produced around the city of Valencia thanks to the sophisticated irrigation system introduced by the Moors Even today this is the traditional Valencian paella which you ll find in thousands of towns villages and isolated mountain pueblos throughout the region It s cheap full of flavour and filling which were the three ingredients most sought after by those struggling to survive in the dire days during and after the Spanish Civil War This kind of paella is a far cry from the exotic dishes down at the seafront where chefs throw in an abundance of mussels clams langoustines and other pricey trimmings Pix shows Head chef cuts two live lobsters for a lobster paella in the kitchen at the La Pepica restaurant close to Valencia marina and beach One of the restaurant s famous clients were Ernest Hemingway Others was Michael York and the present King of Spain

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Location: Valencia,spain
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