5 kg Senia rice

Rice with Designation of Origin Valencia gourmet quality of the Bahía and Senia varieties (round and short, high absorption capacity) 100% Valencian guaranteed by the producer.

Everyone knows that the best rice for paellas is produced in the Albufera, a Natural Park since 1986, and since 1989 recognized as a "Wetland of International Importance" that guarantees minimum levels of pesticides, herbicides and other chemical agents that could alter its flavor or its original qualities during processing. The authentic Valencian rice produced for centuries in your original paella.

Our round rice, cultivated in the land of Valencia, adheres to its grain all the flavor of the broth and its ingredients, as well as all the aroma of cooking. So much so, that we can appreciate the difference of a rice made with firewood since we can also notice this nuance.

It brings together a compendium of varieties that are grown in the Valencia area such as Senia, J.Sendra, Montsianei and Gleva fundamentally. Our round rice, cultivated in the land of Valencia, adheres all the flavor of the broth and its ingredients to its grain. It is a pleasure for the most demanding palates.

It is our own recommendation for rice, it is a sure success to prepare any type of paella, that is why we offer you this family container so that it is never lacking in your kitchen.

These varieties are characterized by being fine and delicate rice (16 minutes maximum cooking time) and with a high absorption capacity (1 part of rice/2 of broth), offering the sensation of looseness of the desired cooked grain, this is the rice for favorite paellas of the paella masters. Now you have the opportunity to buy paella rice from the best paella masters.

Guide - Types of rice- Senia Rice

Senia rice is characterized for having a more creamy and moist grain, this moisture serves as a vehcile so as to make it more receptive for flavor, but at the very same time it makes it more difficult to separate, meaning that the looseness of the grain is inferior to other types of rice.

It is a soft grain tath can't take overcooking very well, so we recommend not going further than 16 minutes when cooking it. 

Its rich content in magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and zinc stands out.

In the following video you will be able to see a more thorought explanation about the different types of rice:

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Why buy round rice from Bahia and Senia for paella?

The 5 kg pack of rice provides you with a greater quantity of the variations of the essential ingredient for every paella: rice.

These variants of round rice from Bahía and Senia is the variety that has the greatest absorption of flavors from the broth or stock, providing us with 100% of the flavor of a Valencian paella with Valencian rice.