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You would not believe how strict they are about paella here ... and how much hatred there is for people who abuse the sanctity of the dish by adding stuff to it. Apparently half of Valencia signed a petition to Apple to change the emoji for paella as it had what looked like prawns in it. And there was a front page news story on Jamie Oliver's restaurant chain collapsing, saying "Jamie Oliver, he of the bastardised 'paella'".
They take this shit seriously. But with good reason, as actual paella knocks the shit out of "rice and things", which is what we make. And if you want to be taken seriously, you only ever eat it at lunchtime, never dinner. Like the Italians and Cappuccino, there are very strict time constraints.
Fish, and or shellfish has no place in Paella. Science / Fact:
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2022/mar/22/researchers-in-valencia-pinpoint-unwritten-rules-of-paella