The rich variety of the valencian cusine is a reflection of the diverse products to be found throughout the region and is another pleasant surprise that awaits you. Between the dishes you know best, the valencian paella is the "star".

La genuina paella se cocina con fuego de leña y tiene como ingrediente básico el arroz.

The genuine paella is cooked over a wood fire and has a basic ingredient of rice, together with lots of such traditional dishes as Arrós a banda, Arrós negre, Arros al forn...
But you may also try other dishes: Fideuà, tradicional paella with noodles, originated in Gandia, All i pebre, from la Albufera, Suquet the peix, very tasty recipe with fish,... all of them combine perfectly well with the valencian wines, white ones from Alto Turia, red ones form Requena, Utiel and Campo de Liria.

And for dessert you may enjoy our marvellous fruits, our world famous orange, and tipical valencian dessert like the Arnadí, or our refreshing Orxata, a vegetable juice made of Xufas.

Photographs from: Agència Valenciana del Turisme