August 22, 2008
Bomba Rice in Long Beach
Paella.
At least once a year we have a Spanish party with tapas, sangria, and paella. When we lived in Phoenix I could get bomba rice at both AJ’s Fine Foods and a mountain variety of bomba rice at Cost Plus World Market. So much has changed in a year. Not only are we not living in Phoenix, but bomba rice is no longer readily available? What up Long Beach? Bristol Farms, Pavillions, Whole Foods, and Cost Plus do not have bomba rice. After all that we finally remembered that Wine Country has bomba rice. Doh!
Highly recommeded: You can drive (or mail order) to La Española Meats, Inc., which is all things Spanish.
Bomba in the OC
Online: The Spanish Table , Zingerman's, or amazon.com
Recommended reading for Paella and Tapas recipes:
La Paella: Deliciously Authentic Rice Dishes from Spain's Mediterranean Coast by Jeff Koehler
Tapas: A Taste of Spain in America by Jose Andres and Richard Wolffe