Seafood Rice Pan
$46 play money
Saffron rice cooked in a wide pan under shrimp and mussels. On the ChowChow Feast menu it costs $46 in play money, which puts it in the Everyday tier ($15 to $59). It is part of the everyday core of the menu.
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Key facts
- Cuisine
- Spanish
- Menu section
- Seafood & Sushi
- Price tier
- Everyday ($15 to $59)
- Play-money price
- $46
- Main ingredients
- rice, saffron, shrimp, mussels, squid
- How it is served
- A wide shallow pan of golden saffron rice topped with shrimp, mussels and lemon wedges
History, tradition and origin
The chilled seafood platter, shellfish piled on ice over several tiers, is a brasserie tradition from the French coast and Paris. Fishing towns also have their one-pot dishes: saffron fish stew from Marseille, and rice cooked in a wide pan from the Valencia region of Spain. All began as ways to use the mixed catch of the day.
Food economy and industry
A platter draws on several fisheries at once: oyster and mussel farms, crab and lobster pots, and shrimp boats. Restaurants rely on specialist wholesalers who buy at dawn auctions and deliver the same morning. Saffron, used in many of these dishes, is picked by hand from crocus flowers and is one of the costliest spices by weight.
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