{"id":18371,"date":"2018-09-25T11:33:11","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T09:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/campus-life\/?p=18371"},"modified":"2021-04-13T08:24:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T06:24:44","slug":"discovering-the-real-taste-of-the-real-paella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uchceu.es\/campus-life\/en\/discovering-the-real-taste-of-the-real-paella\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering the real taste of the real paella"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Did you know that paella<\/em>\u00a0originates from\u00a0Valencia<\/strong>? What do you think are the main ingredients of the traditional\u00a0paella valenciana<\/em>? Do you know where to find the authentic one? These were some of the questions answered during lunch with our\u00a0students of Pathway to Communication<\/strong>\u00a0and Guillermo Navarro, the founder of\u00a0Wikipaella<\/strong><\/a>, El\u00edas Dur\u00e1n, dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Communication and Pepe Mart\u00ednez, Coordinator of International Relations.<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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We all gather at\u00a0Rac\u00f3 de la Paella<\/em>, a Spanish restaurant adorned with colourful patterned tiles and sit at the round table. It\u2019s lunch time so the restaurant is full of people who came to enjoy tasty food and nice atmosphere. While waiting for the food we chat about Spanish cuisine and share our experiences. Our students come from\u00a0many different countries<\/strong>\u00a0such as\u00a0Iceland<\/strong>,\u00a0Kazakhstan<\/strong>,\u00a0France<\/strong>,\u00a0Venezuela<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Nicaragua<\/strong>\u00a0and all of them know perfectly what\u00a0paella<\/em>\u00a0is.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the reason why the association Wikipaella was found\u201d, explains Guillermo Navarro. He adds, \u201cPaella<\/em>\u00a0has become an attractive worldwide brand. We are happy about it but at the same time our traditional dish is losing its authenticity. Wikipaella is trying to define what the authentic\u00a0paella<\/em>\u00a0is and show the diversity of\u00a0 Spanish culture.\u201d<\/p>\n

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After enjoying some traditional\u00a0tapas<\/em>\u00a0the owner of the restaurant invites us to the kitchen so that we could see what the process of making\u00a0paella<\/em>\u00a0is. The chef explains some interesting details about the ingredients and assures that our\u00a0paella valenciana<\/em>\u00a0with chicken and rabbit will be very tasty. We soon find out that he didn\u2019t lie.<\/p>\n

However, students are told that it is quite a big challenge to find a really good paella here in Spain because of the massive tourism. For that reason, another objective of Wikipaella is to support restaurateurs who uphold the gastronomic traditions and let people know where they can find tasty, fresh and authentic food.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPaella<\/em>\u00a0has become an attractive worldwide brand. We are happy about it but at the same time our traditional dish is losing its authenticity\u201d, says founder of Wikipaella<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n

After the dessert everybody feels full and happy. Moreover, the students are already planning on going all together to one of the restaurants that the founder of Wikipaella has recommended. \u201cMy grandmother is coming to visit me next week so I\u2019m definitely going to take her to eat\u00a0paella<\/em>,\u201d says\u00a0Ragnar<\/strong><\/a>, one of our students who is extremely interested in Spanish culture.<\/p>\n

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Guillermo Navarro thinks that such activities not only educates, but also enriches and broadens one\u2019s horizons. He adds, \u201cIt is such a big pleasure to be able to interact with students that come from many different countries and show them our traditions and cultural diversity which is the main purpose of this activity.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n