This is correct. Also, valencians consider “paella” outside of valencia to be sham paella. You would typically order “un arroz” (a rice) if in other regions of spain. Spaniards usually don’t eat “paella” outside of valencia; they leave it for the tourists…
If any of you are ever in madrid, i recommend “los arroces de segis.” It’s my favorite…
While I enjoy paella, I have yet to find a decent establishment that does not charge an exorbitant price that exceeds the relative value of the dish compared to that of foods. For the price of regular paella, you can probably find high end tacos made by the Mozart of tacos and constructed to the highest quality standards. The same applies to tapas, which I suspect are designed to force you to buy many dishes instead of just one. “Why do you give me so little food?” you will ask. “It’s supposed to be small. It’s tapas.” For how long must we tolerate these lies?
I’ve heard that chicken paellas exist, and had a spanish friend who offered to cook a small portion of chicken paella for me since I wasn’t into the shellfish one. He was making a big portion for some friends that was going to be seafood-based. He didn’t tell me that “the original” is not seafood-based, though.
I liked it, but I must admit that I like tacos just as much. 
(Maybe he just didn’t do a good job)
Mutiple small dishes for everyone to share is what tapas is all about. Not uncommon to have a taste of 6 or 7 small plates between 4-6 people.
Going out for tapas is a social event. In spain, you would hop from bar to bar tasting a tapa or two. You never spend the whole night at one bar unless there’s something special going on. Then you go to dinner if not too full.
so how is tsipi going to sell this deal to the voters? they basically voted no on the same deal last week
Finally, enough food talk! What is this the gourmet channel? The way I read it, Varoufakis leaving signaled the deal was coming. Either he knew they were going to sign a bad deal and didn’t want his name on it, or they didn’t want him there so they could get away with a bad deal (Tsipi can claim ignorance). Same thing. It’s going thru. They voted “no” twice, but so what, it’s checkmate. Time to shut up and sign. Perhaps they get some debt tweaks, if the Germans don’t veto.
He does not need voter approval - he just needs approval from the Greek parliament. How does this work? I think it’s still a coalition government, in which case it will be easier to pass. There’s a good change that Tsipiras will resign shortly after this, if it’s approve. However, only the most maniacally power hungry prime minister would choose to destroy their country to avoid resignation.
Greece also included a huge tax increase on tourism which is like 17% GDP.
Parliament voted to give Tsipi ability to use economic tweaks in negotiations, 84% yes. So I guess the people’s double “no” counts for zero.
Everything is saying deal except the silence from the Germans…they are busy authoring some tricky financial math right now.
^ Haha. No doubt going thru her head right now.
But we can count on the German’s greed to do the right thing. There is money to be collected, they will collect.
Wait, I guess I’m ignorant on where this bailout money comes from. Are Germans required to put up more? Or are they just being asked to restructure current amount? Who funds this “European Stability Mechanism”?
“The European Commission, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank assessed the bailout to require 58 billion euros from the European Stability Mechanism – the euro area’s rescue fund – and the remaining 16 billion euros from the IMF.”
Trust is a big question mark. Greece is promising to do things they were adamant on not ageeing to just weeks ago. And now they also want an extra big bailout for the next few years…
Is it?? I think we all know they do NOT WANT to do the things they say they will do, and WILL NOT do them, if given the option. The deal can perhaps make it non-optional to some degree, or they can just do a deal knowing it is a fake deal, like last time.
Trust seems like a known – there is none.
^ that’s actually what I meant. As in others don’t rtrust Greece, and assign a question mark to what Greeks are promising
Over and over, finance ministers and top officials of the eurozone said the same thing as they arrived for the key meeting in Brussels on Greece’s bailout proposals — we don’t fully trust you to make good on your promises
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he’s not authorized to talk publicly, says there’s a general feeling in the room that the Greek proposals are “too little, too late” and as such, more proof of the government’s commitment to follow through is required. The official said those pledges don’t “necessarily have to be austerity measures.”
“Europe and the International Monetary Fund estimate Greece needs between 82 billion and 86 billion euros ($96 billion) over the next three years, according to a document drafted by the finance officials. They have already lent Greece about 233 billion euros since 2010.”
lending someone 233 Bn, +5 years later, the borrower voted in a socialist govt that ran on “no to austerity!” and now wants another 86 Bn for 3 more years… and they also want you to haircut their debt load.
So the Greeks want EU to get DP’d. once by forgiving a big chunk of debt, and twice by giving out more money.
These things drag on forever, since every time it is close to a deal, the side with the upper hand gets greedy. Greece waved the white flag, but now the creditors demand so much.
Now $56B state-assets collateral demanded, to be held in a fund outside Greece. What exactly is the collateral, if we know? Soon there won’t even be a Greece remaining, just sell the whole state to the Germans!
Anyhow, this Tsipi guy needs to resign.
Soon the Greeks will be living in a country via rent from the EU/Germans.