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Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Paella in our backyard
From: Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 22:56:41 +0200
Absolutely not! A paellera is large, shallow (no more than 3-4 cm tall) and 
completely flat. A wok is neither shallow nor flat.

Thanks for looking!

Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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> On 06 Apr 2018, at 22:32, John Hudson <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Isn't a "paellera" another name for a "wok" ?
> 
> Funny is the coincidence of names but our wok originated from a stall in 
> Nathan Road, Kowloon back in 1971 or so :-)
> 
> I can vouch for the fact that woks do make for excellent paellas as has ours 
> from 1971 to date !
> 
> jh
> 
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> On 2018-04-06 8:44 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>> Last Sunday was one of those occasions. I went for my morning bike ride, a 
>> reasonably easy 74 km, and then I came home around lunchtime, Roberto the 
>> Rice Master was already starting the preliminaries to make a paella for us. 
>> Altogether we were 10 people, and of course the pleasure lies as much in 
>> watching the preparations as in the subsequent enjoyment of the final 
>> product. We had bought the ingredients, everyone brought some wine, Roberto 
>> brought his paellera (we have one but not as large as this), and everyone 
>> was happy. I went to bed around 11 pm, and I was the first to go—one of the 
>> advantages of having the party in our own place. This was basically a 
>> delayed birthday party for my wife (her birthday was the preceding 
>> Wednesday) and it worked out much better than a “real” party. As I usually 
>> do on such occasions, I put together a gallery for the participants, but I 
>> think that the images, or at least some of them, are good enough to share 
>> with the wider group:
>> 
>> http://www.greatpix.eu/Arróz-chez-Wajsman/
>> 
>> And yes, the food was delicious!
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>> 
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
>> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws 
>> <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ 
>> <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>
>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator 
>> <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
>> YNWA
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