{"id":114672,"date":"2017-06-07T11:31:42","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T11:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catalunyacasas.imbookingsecure.com\/?p=114672"},"modified":"2023-03-24T17:40:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T17:40:50","slug":"what-is-the-secret-to-a-perfect-catalan-paella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/what-is-the-secret-to-a-perfect-catalan-paella\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the secret to a perfect Catalan paella?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you\u2019re on vacation in Barcelona<\/u><\/a>, you can\u2019t afford to miss out on one of the region’s most famous dishes: paella. Paella is widely considered to be a Spanish staple, but what exactly is it, and why does Catalan paella always seem to taste just a little bit better? Here\u2019s everything you need to know about paella!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

What is Paella?
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

When you\u2019re on holiday in Spain<\/u><\/a>, you\u2019ll find many restaurants offering classic Spanish paella. A typical recipe includes white rice, beans, vegetables, meat or seafood, and a range of herbs and spices. There are different varieties, including the \u2018original\u2019 Valencian recipe with snails, and vegetarian recipes, but some say that the Catalan way is the best. So what do the Catalans do differently?<\/p>\n

Catalan Paella<\/strong><\/p>\n

While on a Barcelona holiday<\/u><\/a>, you may notice that your restaurant paella is a little different (and many would say better!) than paella you\u2019ve tasted in other parts of Spain. Catalan paella is made with the same traditional ingredients, but the method is slightly different than that of other regions. In Catalonia, the trend is to avoid mixing the paella once the rice has been added to the pot, leaving everything to relax and soak up the rich, bold flavours.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Self Catering<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve decided to stay in a self-catering Catalonia villa rental<\/u><\/a>, then why not try whipping up a Catalan paella on your own? Give yourself plenty of time, as a good paella can\u2019t be rushed, and remember to pair the dish with a local Catalan wine. Paella also tastes better when it\u2019s eaten in a magnificent location, so bring your dishes out and enjoy them by the pool at your luxury Barcelona villa<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Save<\/span><\/p>\n

Save<\/span><\/p>\n

Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you\u2019re on vacation in Barcelona, you can\u2019t afford to miss out on one of the region’s most famous dishes:…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[47,59,14,15,16,347,18,122,180,169,150,63,64,371,349,19,67,20,69,70,71,372,21,38,75,161,351,151,152,24,148,153,25,26,149],"class_list":["post-114672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-barcelona","tag-barcelona-accommodation","tag-barcelona-holiday-rental","tag-barcelona-vacation-rental","tag-barcelona-villa","tag-catalan-cuisine","tag-catalunya-casas","tag-costa-brava-holiday-rental","tag-costa-brava-vacation-rental","tag-costa-brava-villa","tag-costa-dorada-holiday-rental","tag-costa-dorada-vacation-rental","tag-costa-dorada-villa","tag-cuisine","tag-culinary","tag-family-villa-barcelona","tag-family-villa-spain","tag-holiday-in-barcelona","tag-holiday-in-spain","tag-holiday-spain","tag-houses-in-spain","tag-paella","tag-rent-house-barcelona","tag-rent-house-spain","tag-rent-villa-barcelona","tag-spain-vacation-rental","tag-spanish-cuisine","tag-vacation-rental-barcelona","tag-vacation-rental-in-barcelona","tag-villa-in-barcelona","tag-villa-rental-in-spain","tag-villa-spain","tag-villa-with-pool-barcelona","tag-villa-with-private-pool-barcelona","tag-villas-in-spain"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat is the secret to a perfect Catalan paella? - Catalonia Vacation Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/what-is-the-secret-to-a-perfect-catalan-paella\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What is the secret to a perfect Catalan paella? - Catalonia Vacation Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When you\u2019re on vacation in Barcelona, you can\u2019t afford to miss out on one of the region’s most famous dishes:...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/what-is-the-secret-to-a-perfect-catalan-paella\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Catalonia Vacation Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-06-07T11:31:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-03-24T17:40:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/catalunyacasas.kigobook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/914\/2018\/10\/shutterstock_105681158.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"catalunyacasas\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"catalunyacasas\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/what-is-the-secret-to-a-perfect-catalan-paella\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/what-is-the-secret-to-a-perfect-catalan-paella\/\",\"name\":\"What is the secret to a perfect Catalan paella? - Catalonia Vacation Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/what-is-the-secret-to-a-perfect-catalan-paella\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/what-is-the-secret-to-a-perfect-catalan-paella\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/catalunyacasas.kigobook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/914\/2018\/10\/shutterstock_105681158.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-06-07T11:31:42+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-03-24T17:40:50+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/cbeb34a93197a9e92612fdb6f3c469f7\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/what-is-the-secret-to-a-perfect-catalan-paella\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/what-is-the-secret-to-a-perfect-catalan-paella\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/what-is-the-secret-to-a-perfect-catalan-paella\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/catalunyacasas.kigobook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/914\/2018\/10\/shutterstock_105681158.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/catalunyacasas.kigobook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/914\/2018\/10\/shutterstock_105681158.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/what-is-the-secret-to-a-perfect-catalan-paella\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"What is the secret to a perfect Catalan paella?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Catalonia Vacation Blog\",\"description\":\"Catalunya Casas\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/cbeb34a93197a9e92612fdb6f3c469f7\",\"name\":\"catalunyacasas\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1c4975fb532e58d49bd9f50bbc4c40e7ab2be8d490fd82482faae96356007cc3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1c4975fb532e58d49bd9f50bbc4c40e7ab2be8d490fd82482faae96356007cc3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"catalunyacasas\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/author\/catalunyacasas\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"What is the secret to a perfect Catalan paella? - Catalonia Vacation Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/what-is-the-secret-to-a-perfect-catalan-paella\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"What is the secret to a perfect Catalan paella? - Catalonia Vacation Blog","og_description":"When you\u2019re on vacation in Barcelona, you can\u2019t afford to miss out on one of the region’s most famous dishes:...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/what-is-the-secret-to-a-perfect-catalan-paella\/","og_site_name":"Catalonia Vacation Blog","article_published_time":"2017-06-07T11:31:42+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-03-24T17:40:50+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/catalunyacasas.kigobook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/914\/2018\/10\/shutterstock_105681158.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"catalunyacasas","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"catalunyacasas","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/what-is-the-secret-to-a-perfect-catalan-paella\/","url":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/what-is-the-secret-to-a-perfect-catalan-paella\/","name":"What is the secret to a perfect Catalan paella? - Catalonia Vacation Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/what-is-the-secret-to-a-perfect-catalan-paella\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/what-is-the-secret-to-a-perfect-catalan-paella\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/catalunyacasas.kigobook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/914\/2018\/10\/shutterstock_105681158.jpg","datePublished":"2017-06-07T11:31:42+00:00","dateModified":"2023-03-24T17:40:50+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/cbeb34a93197a9e92612fdb6f3c469f7"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/what-is-the-secret-to-a-perfect-catalan-paella\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/what-is-the-secret-to-a-perfect-catalan-paella\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/what-is-the-secret-to-a-perfect-catalan-paella\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/catalunyacasas.kigobook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/914\/2018\/10\/shutterstock_105681158.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/catalunyacasas.kigobook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/914\/2018\/10\/shutterstock_105681158.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/what-is-the-secret-to-a-perfect-catalan-paella\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"What is the secret to a perfect Catalan paella?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/","name":"Catalonia Vacation Blog","description":"Catalunya Casas","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/cbeb34a93197a9e92612fdb6f3c469f7","name":"catalunyacasas","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1c4975fb532e58d49bd9f50bbc4c40e7ab2be8d490fd82482faae96356007cc3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1c4975fb532e58d49bd9f50bbc4c40e7ab2be8d490fd82482faae96356007cc3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"catalunyacasas"},"url":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/author\/catalunyacasas\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114672"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":194675,"href":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114672\/revisions\/194675"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.catalunyacasas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}