Seafood Paella Cooking Class and Guided Market Tour

About

Paella was originally a dish invented in Valencia by the lower classes. This is why the ingredients vary between recipes depending on what was available to the people making it. While farmers had fresh vegetables and meat from small animals, fisherman mainly had fish and other seafood. 

Our experience will start at the "Mercat de Russafa" fresh market to get the seafood for our paella. This seafood comes from the fishing ports near Valencia like Denia. Next, we have a five-minute walk to the cooking school. During this walk, you will learn the curiosities of the neighborhood and its architecture. 

Once in the class, our local chef will share with you the secrets to cooking seafood paella and will guide you in cooking your own paella in the perfect way. Also, you will have the chance to learn how to prepare sangria, a popular wine punch. 

Finally, it's time to enjoy the food! Drinks, salad, tapas, and desserts are included.

Menu

Aperitif

• Sangria and ham aperitif
• Mussels
• Spanish omelet
• Valencian salad

Main dish

• Seafood Paella

Dessert

• Coca de llanda (Typical Valencian sponge cake)

Drinks

• Beer, soft drink, water and Valencian (DO) wine
• Cazalla (aniseed brandy)
• Coffee and a shot of mistela (a dry, very aromatic wine with low alcohol content, ideal for dessert)

Note that alcoholic drinks are only served to adults.

Schedule

• 11:00 am: Join our group at the stairs of the "San Valero" Church, close to the market.
• 11:10 am: Start the market tour to get our paella ingredients
• 11:55 am: Walk to the cooking school, "My First Paella"
• 12:00 pm: Start cooking the paella
• 1:30 pm: Dinner time
• 2:30 pm: Photos, free recipes, and comments