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Gastronomy
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GastronomyValencia's Second-Largest Market Is Made of Concrete
A brutalist hall from 1962 with 160 food stalls, shutting at 15:00, in the neighbourhood where everything else opens at night.
GastronomyAgua de Valencia Is Stirred, Never Shaken
Cava from Requena or Utiel, freshly squeezed orange, vodka and gin, built in a jug and stirred gently so the bubbles survive.
GastronomyHorchata and Fartons, What to Order in Valencia
Valencian horchata is made from tiger nuts and nothing else, and it comes three ways that are three different drinks rather than three presentations.
GastronomyValencia Has Two Markets and Only One Sells Food
Cast-iron pillars, 3,500 square metres of open floor and no stalls. The Mercado de Colón kept the shell and swapped the purpose entirely.
GastronomyWhich Rice for Paella, and the Number That Predicts It
A bag labelled paella rice tells you nothing. The variety name does, because Spain's agriculture ministry publishes the amylose figure for each one.
GastronomyValencia's Central Market, Hours and What to Buy
It shuts at 3pm and does not open on Sundays, which is when most visitors turn up. Inside, 8,000 square metres and three separate varieties of paella rice.