The oldest document describing anything close to paella as we know it dates to the late 18th century. A recipe manuscript from the early 1700s already distinguishes between a soupy rice "a la catalana" and a drier one "a la valenciana," and in 1760 an Italian traveler named Giuseppe Baretti wrote home describing a "Valencian rice" he'd eaten at a friend's house in Spain.

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Before booking a cooking class in Barcelona, the first question is usually the price. The honest answer is that it depends heavily on what you're actually buying, because "paella workshop" and "cooking class" cover very different experiences in this city.

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Paella valenciana or seafood paella? They are not the same — and they do not taste the same either. Here are the real differences between the two most well-known varieties and which one to look for when you visit Barcelona.

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