"one of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating"
luciano pavarotti

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established in 1838, las bodegas guiterrez colosia are situated on the banks of the river guadalete. fino sherries from el puerto de santa maria age without any great level of oxidisation and therefore have a very distinctive taste and colour

white paella rice in a cotton sack - this product is d.o.calasparra certified, guaranteeing it's origin and quality

the most expensive of all spices - pure la mancha grade saffron filaments

this paprika comes from extremadura and it's quality warrants the pimento de la vera d.o (denominacion de origen); it is a style of paprika known as agridulce (bitter/sweet), coarsely ground and smoked over oak to give a very distinctive flavour

well, it's a spatula and it's made of beechwood

paella takes it name from both this, the pan in which it is cooked, and the spanish region on the shores of the mediterranean where it originated