Few people visit Spain without trying this traditional rice dish.
But where did it come from? Who first made it?
Generally it is agreed that paella originated in Valencia on the east coast of Spain. There are several stories on how the dish was invented.
One story claims that the servants of the Moorish kings used to gather up all the leftovers from royal feasts, mix them up with rice and then take this home to feed their families. It is even claimed that the Arabic word for leftovers, “baqiyah”, over the years became the word paella.
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Would you ever consider traveling to Spain by train?
Not in a million years?
I’ve done it twice with a baby in tow and you would be surprised how easy and comfortable it is.
The first time we traveled my little girl was four months old and British Airways refused to let her fly to Valencia, so we traveled out of necessity. But we enjoyed train travel so much that we traveled to Malaga in the same way, when we actually made the move to our new property in Spain.
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