![]() Here, horchata is made from ground tiger nuts, “chufa” in Spanish. Valencian horchata has nothing to do with the typical sweet, cinnamon rice drink from Mexico. But if someone’s out there, Valencia’s worth visiting to try its almond-milk-like horchata. ![]() I doubt anybody loves almond milk so much that they’d plan a trip around it. Speaking of nuts… We learned how to make Valencian Horchata from these chufa nuts, at a workshop in Alboraya. But if you’re nuts about rice you’ll want to try other dishes like arroz caldoso, meloso, al horno, and a banda too. Paella is the obvious go-to rice dish in Valencia because it was invented here. Whatever it is that makes the tap water gross to drink also makes rice that’s grown and cooked in it delicious to eat. Word is Valencia’s locally-grown rice, which comes from the Albufera rice fields 20km south of the city, is exceptionally tasty because of the unique minerality in the water here. Our Arroz al Senyoret seafood paella from Pasqualet was the best paella we’ve had. We found some beautiful places outside Valencia and shared the details in our blog post on our 7 Favorite Day Trips from Valencia. The towns aren’t as historically interesting as elsewhere in Spain, the beaches are over-developed, and natural areas are few and far between.īut that’s not to say there’s nothing. The day trip options from Valencia underwhelm compared to day trips from other cities in Spain you could base yourself in. Are you looking for a base to explore Spain from? La Forastera’s €15 menu (drinks not included) serves creative market-to-table dishes that changes daily.Īlbaraccin is one of not-that-many worthy day trips from Valencia.
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