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National dish or leftovers?

Kira Zabe

September 19, 2021 · Reading time: 2 Minutes
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-The Sights of Paella-

Paella originated around 1892 from the Valencia region. It was gathered by field workers as a nutritious meal from various leftovers and cooked in a pan over an open fire.

In the following years, the meal was cooked on Sundays for the entire family. Additionally, leftovers from the week were used, and depending on the region, various ingredients were added.

This tasty meal, which could be quickly cooked for many people, gained increasing popularity and is often referred to as the Spanish national dish. However, paella is a traditional dish from the Valencia region.

Everything in one pot and out comes a great leftover meal without wasting food.

Over time, various variations have emerged:

Seafood Paella

Mixed paella (with meat and seafood)

Vegetable paella (vegetarian)

Fideuà (with small noodles instead of rice)

Baked rice (Reis im Ofen)

Crusted Rice (Arroz con costra)

Rice in the pot

Arroz Negro (Black Rice)

Try making your own version of Paella with your leftovers from the week or try out this Paella recipe.

Crumble, the sweet way to make good use of leftovers.

Leftover variety from around the world

It’s great to see that many countries have their own leftover recipes and only in Spain has a wonderful dish been conjured up from leftovers. Dive into the world’s variety of ideas and let yourself be inspired.

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Austria - Tyrolean Gröstl was made from leftovers of the Sunday roast

Italy - Pizza

France - Quiche

Asia - Rice or Noodles were stir-fried with various leftovers

North America - Casserole (leftover casserole)

In Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, the Kirschmichel originated from old white bread

America and Great Britain were served fruit crumble gemacht

These were our top 7 leftover recipes from around the world. Do you have your own creations that are too good to keep secret? Then send the recipe to kontakt@speisekammer.app and we will include it in our next post.

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