Saturday, September 3, 2011

Rabbit paella on orange wood fire at L'Alter

9-03-2011 Sat. warm, sun and storm.


BREAKFAST --- coffee
LUNCH --- ( at Restaurant L'Alter, Picassent ) Sangria | salad with boiled eggs and fried whole almonds | paella ( rabbit, chicken, Romano green beans, Spanish garrafon beans, rosemary, piminton) | house dessert plate | Ruavieja licor de hiebas | coffee
DINNER --- Romano green beans with chroizo | pan-roasted Padron peppers | wine


Marcado Central Valencia


Mediterranean sea and rice paddy near Picassent

L'Alter, a three-generation family paella temple

the paella kitchen

the secret: orange wood fire

the ultimate paella!



  • visited the famous Valencia central market in the morning.
  • went south to Picassent in the heartland of Bomba rice paddy, orange orchard and the t Restaurant L'Alter, making paella and paella only for three generations. you can smell the orange wood fire and the burning rice with broth yards away. the best rice dish ever had.