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Start New ThreadDoes anyone know where I can buy proper Paella rice in Charlotte?
By worktime
on Aug 26, 2008 07:38 AM
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By "proper" rice I assume you mean bomba rice? If so... good luck.
You can try some of the latin supermarkets (Compare Foods maybe?), but I think it is mostly available in the US by mail.
Other than that, I would suggest arborio or a medium grain rice that Goya makes.
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Yes I do mean bomba rice. I have made Paella numerous times with many different types of rice and it's never quite right, too firm, too soft and such, so I am on a mission. I was about to order from La Tienda but I thought I would ask Charlotteans if they have had any luck finding it locally.
Thanks for the input.
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Are you guys really called "Charlotteans?"
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Yup, we are.
Not great, but it's certainly better than Charlatans!
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I have been called worse, and that's just today. I wont even mention its also early in the day!
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I'd call around to Reid's, Dean & DeLuca and Earthfare. Better yet, email Kathleen Purvis, the Food Editor @ The Charlotte Observer, she's got the skinny on anything food related in the queen city.
Good Luck!
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