Considered the premier paella rice, Calasparra Rice hails from a tiny town named Calasparra, located in the province Murcia in southern Spain. This premium Spanish rice is the traditional rice for authentic paella and lends itself perfectly to the application. Calasparra Rice is unique because it is carefully cultivated and slow harvested in pure, fresh, cold mountain water with no chemicals, pesticides or herbicides. This dehydrates it more than other rices, allowing it to retain its body and bite while allowing it to absorb 3 times its volume in liquid. This short grain rice expands in width instead of length, while maintaining the integrity of its individual grains and a firmness that complements the bold flavors it absorbs. This special paella rice is very different from Italian Arborio rice, which is bred to be creamy, and Asian rice, which is meant to be sticky. Substitution of these strains will result in a soupy or mushy paella. Calasparra Rice was the first rice to be awarded