Black Paella

Paella is a Valencian dish. Valencia is a region of Spain that is just under Catalonia. When Catalonia was a country, Valencia was part of it. They speak Valencian there, a dialect of Catalan. The Valencian Paella is the most well known Paella but there are many different types of Paella. In my house we make the Paella de Sepia (Cuttlefish Paella). Since we put the cuttlefish ink too, the rice turns out black. The paella contains cuttlefish, shrimp, crayfish, clamps, and mussels.
As an appetizer my dad made baby squid with garlic and parsley. Even Greg thought the squid was too fishy for him. It was so fresh it was literaly like licking a rock covered with seaweeds.


Greg trying to learn from my dad.

With my sister and me.

All together.

-Mar