Real Paella Cooking Class – Market Visit & Sangría Workshop

About this tour

Learn to cook authentic Valencian paella from chefs who grew up making it, starting with a trip through Ruzafa Market where locals actually shop. This 3.5-hour workshop skips the shortcuts—you'll work with proper Albufera rice, master the socarrat (that coveted crispy bottom), and nail the saffron balance. While your paella cooks, you'll mix sangría and sample tapas before sitting down to eat what you've made, alongside local wine and homemade pudding.

Highlights

• Source ingredients at Ruzafa Market alongside neighbourhood shoppers
• Achieve socarrat: the prized crispy rice crust technique
• Use Albufera rice from Valencia's own paddy fields
• Master sangría blending during simmering time
• Feast on your paella with local wine and tapas
• Small groups, Valencian chef instruction throughout

What to expect

You'll start at Ruzafa Market picking ingredients with your guide, then head to the cooking space. After a brief rundown of traditional technique, you'll build your paella from scratch—layering rice, stock, saffron, and whatever protein and veg the chef has chosen. The focus stays on getting that crispy socarrat right, which takes patience and timing. While it finishes, you'll move to the sangría station, blending fruit and wine like you know what you're doing. By the time you sit down, you'll have made both courses and earned the meal.

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