Name of Food: Paella
Price: P875
Address: Fish & Co., SM Mall of Asia and Trinoma Mall
Serving Size: Good for 2 or 3
Main Ingredient: Spanish rice
Best eaten with: Cold juice or fruit shake
MANILA, Philippines - The preparation time and the amount needed to buy all its ingredients make paella, for Filipinos, a dish that is usually reserved for special occasions.
For those who love the dish, it is indeed a special and rare treat.
Fret not, however, Fish & Co. has included paella among its newest offerings to its clients.
The restaurant's paella offers a generous portion of Spanish rice flavored with saffron, slow cooked with a number of vegetables and simmered in savory broth and then topped with fresh shrimps, tender mussels as well as chicken chunks.
Depending on how hungry you are, a pan of paella (P875) could be enough to share among three friends.
The Spanish rice of the paella had varying textures. Soft on top, while chewy and crunchy at the bottom.
Seafood and poultry meat lovers would also be delighted to know that they could both get have their favorite in one meal.
The paella is one of the eight new offerings that Chef Josh Boutwood, Bistro Group's executive chef, cooked up as new baits to keep diners coming.