{"id":8697,"date":"2022-11-16T21:21:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T21:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foodchamps.org\/?p=8697"},"modified":"2022-11-16T21:34:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T21:34:05","slug":"paella-rice-substitute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foodchamps.org\/paella-rice-substitute\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Paella Rice Substitute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Paella is one of the first things that come to mind when you mention Spanish cuisine. It\u2019s a beautiful mixture of bomba rice, vegetables, and meat, as well as lemons and herbs, resulting in a dish packed with proteins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The good news is that you don’t need to be a gourmet living somewhere on the Spanish coast to cook a delicious paella \u2014 all you need is the correct ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we’ve already established, bomba rice is unquestionably the finest rice for paella, but obtaining it outside of Spain will be challenging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, can this meal be made with other rice alternatives? Fortunately for you, it can, and it\u2019ll taste just as good! The best paella rice substitutes are black rice, sticky rice, jasmine rice, carnaroli rice, rosematta rice, Carolina Gold rice, basmati rice, koshihikari rice, and Himalayan red rice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, let\u2019s see the best paella rice substitutes in more detail.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Paella Rice<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Paella Rice Substitutes: Cooking Ratio & Nutritional Value<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
100 grams of<\/td>Calories<\/td>Fat<\/td>Carb<\/td>Protein<\/td>Fiber<\/td>Ratio<\/td><\/tr>
Black Rice<\/td>130<\/td>0.3g<\/td>28g<\/td>2.7g<\/td>0.4g<\/td>1:1<\/td><\/tr>
Sticky Rice<\/td>97<\/td>0.19g<\/td>21.09g<\/td>2.02g<\/td>1g<\/td>1:1<\/td><\/tr>
Jasmine Rice<\/td>170<\/td>2.5gg<\/td>32.14g<\/td>3.81g<\/td>0.5g<\/td>1:1<\/td><\/tr>
Carnaroli Rice<\/td>347<\/td>0.9g<\/td>76.3g<\/td>7.4g<\/td>2.2g<\/td>1:1<\/td><\/tr>
Rosematta Rice<\/td>84<\/td>0.14g<\/td>18.54g<\/td>1.51g<\/td>0.6g<\/td>1:1<\/td><\/tr>
Basmati Rice<\/td>360<\/td>0.9g<\/td>77.07g<\/td>8.51g<\/td>1.4g<\/td>1:1<\/td><\/tr>
Koshihikari Rice<\/td>356<\/td>0.1g<\/td>79.6g<\/td>6g<\/td>0.1g<\/td>1:1<\/td><\/tr>
Himalayan Red Rice<\/td>378<\/td>3g<\/td>78g<\/td>8.9g<\/td>4.4g<\/td>1:1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What Does Paella Rice Taste Like?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The basic ingredients of paella are nearly always fixed \u2014 protein (seafood, chicken, hog, beef), vegetables, broth, lemon, herbs, and bomba rice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because this dish combines so many complex flavors and has a lot of different variations, the taste of paella is difficult to describe. For instance, a traditional seafood paella will have a strong shrimp, clam, or lobster taste. On the other hand, chicken paella will be much lighter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the magic ingredient that holds it all together is the rice, and its texture fits any paella variety perfectly. Bomba rice is the go-to choice due to its exceptional capacity to absorb water without turning mushy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luckily, bomba is not too unique in that capacity, and you can find alternatives regardless of where you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paella Rice Nutritional Value<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One serving of paella rice consists of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n