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The Costa Blanca is\nhome to a rich variety of culinary dishes. Being a coastal region seafood\nnaturally predominates, with the catch of the day including anything from tuna,\nsardines, hake, red mullet, sole, monkfish, octopus, cuttlefish, mackerel, ray\nand sea bream, which are usually served baked or with a squeeze of lemon. Added\nto this are the dishes that originate in the mountainous and inland regions\nlike olleta<\/em>, which is rice with pork, sausage, pumpkin, turnip, chard\nstalks, chickpeas and string beans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Costa Blanca is\nalso the birthplace Paella, Spain\u2019s most famous culinary offering. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Invented in rural\nValencia in the 18th century, it is a dish of great simplicity but one that\ndepends on the perfect combination of its elements to produce the desired\nresult, including the quality of the rice, the composition of the water, the\namount of oil, and the correct cooking temperature. Made in with dry rice,\npreferably of the famous bomba<\/em> variety, it is cooked in a large pan\nwhich also bears the name of paella. Saffron is added to give its distinct\nyellow colour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The varieties of\nPaella are numerous, but the authentic version must be made with certain\ningredients: beans, chicken and rabbit, and the famous mountain snail called\nxoneta. However, the most popular varieties remain the paella marinera, made\nwith fish and seafood and the paella mixta, made from fish and meat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Paella isn\u2019t the\nonly rice dish to be found in the region. There\u2019s oven baked rice, rice with\nbeans and turnips, which is usually served in winter, and rice topped with the\ncrust of an omelette. Other variations include rice flavoured with squid and\ntunny fish, chicken and fillet of pork, baby squid and garlic shoots. There is\nalso a fisherman\u2019s rice dish which originates from the Alicante region for\nwhich there is an international competition that takes place every year in Denia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the iconic\nproducts of the region are the Valencian oranges known for being particularly\njuicy and tangy, and horchata, a thick white drink made with dried and\nsweetened tiger nuts that was brought to Spain from north Africa during the\nMuslim conquest. Other Arabic influences can be found in the region\u2019s desserts,\nwhich often incorporate almonds and honey. Most famous among these being touron<\/em>\na nougat confection, typically made of honey, sugar, and egg white, with\ntoasted almonds or other nuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In short, the Costa\nBlanca is an epicure\u2019s delight, and that\u2019s without even mentioning the great\nwines* the region has to offer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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