Jamie Oliver: “An elderly Spanish lady told me to add chorizo to paella”
Saturday, October 8, 2016 @ 11:25 PM
BRITISH celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has argued that it was a 'Spanish grandmother' who gave him the idea of putting chorizo spicy sausage in his paella which has been slammed by Spaniards, especially those from Valencia where the dish originates from.
His PR representatives said the heavily-criticised dish was 'his version' of the original, for which there are literally hundreds of recipes, and that he was 'inspired' to cook it during a visit to Spain.
“A grandmother whispered in his ear that he should add a bit of chorizo and, as everyone knows, Jamie loves adding a personal touch to his dishes,” the spokeswoman revealed.
The elderly lady in fact told him to 'put a bit of Spanish sausage' in his paella, which does not necessarily mean chorizo – the Spanish language has words for 'sausage' running into double figures, and they all mean something different.
Among the comments in response to Jamie's so-called 'paella' were a photo of Cuban rice with hot dogs and the caption, “Hope you like my version.”
Another Twitter user said his version of fish and chips involved aubergine and duck, whilst a picture of a cod fillet with prawns on top was tweeted with the user calling it his recipe for roast chicken.
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