Is Valencia a catalan

Discussion in 'Comunidad Valenciana' started by Serb, Dec 26, 2005.

  1. david_me262

    david_me262 New Member

    Apr 30, 2005
    Basauri(Spain)
    Like 99% of spaniards.

    I'm reading this thread commets I think that somebody has a concept error.

    When somebody say "THE BASQUES say", or "THE CATALONIANS think".
    who are THE BASQUES??? because I am Basque with my opinions and I know others Basques with differents opinions.

    So when somebody say "Catalonians think than Valencia is part of Catalunia" is wrong.
    SOME CATALONIANS is right...... but the plenty of catalonians no.
    The Spain concept is for all, including Basques and catalonians.
    There wasn't a spanish regular tribe that invaded Basques or Catalonians.
    Anyway of course there are some Basques, Catalonians and gallegos who want to independice from the rest of Spain.
     
  2. david_me262

    david_me262 New Member

    Apr 30, 2005
    Basauri(Spain)
    No the Cid is from Castilia (Burgos) but he fought in Valencia in his last years.
     
  3. david_me262

    david_me262 New Member

    Apr 30, 2005
    Basauri(Spain)
    Well, normally Paella has seafood, but I eat Paella with meat.
     
  4. dmar

    dmar Member

    Jan 21, 2002
    Madrid, Spain
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Nat'l Team:
    Spain
    I come here to comment tonight's sad show and I end up in yet another regional clarification.

    That pan-catalanistic view is privy to a 15% of independentist catalonians, and probably not all of them.

    Technically, both are dialects of a same, unnamed language.

    All of us love our regions. The peninsula is very diverse. "Regular" Spaniard is an absurd concept.

    ElCid was from Burgos, but he became king of Valencia later.

    Yup, great acting by Pilar López de Ayala.

    Andalucians? Naah.
     
  5. Catfish

    Catfish Member

    Oct 1, 2002
    Chicago
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    I would love that recipe. I have the standard paella recipe, but I always love to try new things.
     
  6. DJPuma

    DJPuma New Member

    Apr 10, 2001
    New York City
    I've tried paella here in the States and it never tastes as good as over there ...
    like pizza in NY, the dish doesn't travel well.
    Oh, how I miss it!
     
  7. Catfish

    Catfish Member

    Oct 1, 2002
    Chicago
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    You must also consider the various properties in the ground and water in the USA that, of course, affect the taste of the food. I noticed immediately in the UK that the butter tasted completely different from American butter.
     
  8. david_me262

    david_me262 New Member

    Apr 30, 2005
    Basauri(Spain)
    My english level is not enoug for a recipe.
    In spanish:
    http://www.euroresidentes.com/Recetas/paella.htm

    Paella secrets:
    To use Olive oil and azafran (or colorante).
     
  9. Catfish

    Catfish Member

    Oct 1, 2002
    Chicago
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    I love cooking with olive oil; not only does it taste great, but it is very good for you.
     
  10. DJPuma

    DJPuma New Member

    Apr 10, 2001
    New York City
    I think I may have to go to Las Fallas this year ... anyone been?
    What a party ... those Spaniards know how to party!
     
  11. dmar

    dmar Member

    Jan 21, 2002
    Madrid, Spain
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Nat'l Team:
    Spain
    Man, I can't think of cooking with anything else. Is it difficult to get in the states?
     
  12. DJPuma

    DJPuma New Member

    Apr 10, 2001
    New York City
    No, not difficult at all.
     
  13. Rima067

    Rima067 New Member

    May 10, 2004
    No, not difficult at all, it's just not common to cook any American dish with it. Actually, I don't think there are any American dishes that include it!
     
  14. Catfish

    Catfish Member

    Oct 1, 2002
    Chicago
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    LOL....so true. Most American dishes call for LARD!

    And yes, I can get any kind of olive oil from anywhere in the world at my local grocery store.
     
  15. Craps

    Craps New Member

    Nov 30, 2005
    Valencia
    las fallas every year. want more fun?

    one word. tomatina.
     
  16. DJPuma

    DJPuma New Member

    Apr 10, 2001
    New York City
    The Tomatina was great! Had such a blast!
    When is it exactly??? August?
     
  17. Craps

    Craps New Member

    Nov 30, 2005
    Valencia
    it is in the last week of agust
     
  18. gazzad_5

    gazzad_5 Member

    Jan 19, 2004
    whats an american dish? big mac n fries? jus kiddin, but seriously i wasnt aware of a national dish
     
  19. Craps

    Craps New Member

    Nov 30, 2005
    Valencia
    american national food...kind of hard, seeing as the U.S. doesn't really have a single culture, it's like a bunch of cultures mixed together.

    so yes, i'd think it's a big mac and fries. :)
     

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