World Paella Day: How Mumbai restaurants are innovating with the Spanish dish
Updated On: 20 September, 2023 08:17 AM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
As the world celebrates the delicious Spanish dish of paella, Indian chefs find similarities closer home in Mumbai and Goa, and say one can innovate with it with familiar ingredients and flavours
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At the newly-opened Thea in Bandra, chef Juliano Rodrigues makes the paella with black rice for its creamy texture. Photo Courtesy: Thea
When it comes to food, Mumbai is right in the middle of it all not only being a melting pot of cultures but also different cuisines. There are not only new restaurants opening every other day but there are also new dishes and drinks being experimented with all the time. It is also because chefs and mixologists like to challenge themselves here because they cater to a divers diner`s palate that is evolving every few months, and almost every chef this writer has spoken to says people in Mumbai are always on the lookout for something new to relish not only in Indian cuisines but every other kind.
Every year, September 20 is observed as World Paella Day to celebrate the Spanish dish, originally made in Valencia. Traditionally made with bomba rice available in the Spanish region, it also has saffron, vegetables and meats - all cooked in one shallow pan. Over the years, the dish has been spread to different parts of the world as people add their own touch to it. Mumbai is not far behind as city chefs are some of the many, to experiment with the delicious dish. Interestingly, it is because there are similarities in dish because of which the ingredients are available in abundance in the city, as chef Kshitiz Shekhar, director of culinary at The Bayview Hotel Marine Plaza points out.
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