One of Vancouver’s ‘Paella Guys’ could represent Canada in global culinary competition

When you happen to be craving Spain’s signature rice dish, paella, you really don’t have to leave Vancouver, thanks to local expertise like the Paella Men.

The whole-assistance catering outfit offers geared up paella for select-up or supply or all the parts you require to give the iconic dish a go by yourself at property. They even give fingers-on paella cooking courses at their commissary kitchen. Additionally, the Paella Guys usually do pop-up gatherings on Vancouver cafe patios, so you can catch them in the action about city executing what they do greatest. 

Now a single of the Paella Men, chef Javier Blanc, is competing to represent Canada at the Environment Paella Day Cup.

The party usually takes put in Valencia, Spain this September. 

Blanc describes why he hopes to be named the Canadian paella consultant: “Since I am very passionate about cooking paella and really passionate about representing this nation that has presented me and my loved ones so substantially.” (You can look at Blanc’s entry video to get a glimpse of his existence producing paella in this article in Vancouver.) 

“World Paella Day is a recognition to the most common plate of Spanish gastronomy,” describes the Spanish opposition.

Voting is open to the community on the net only through June 26, 2022.