Bomba rice

If you have ever wondered why the paella at a restaurant comes out loose while the one you make at home turns sticky, the answer is almost always the rice. Bomba is the variety that Valencian rice growers have spent generations saving for their best dishes: a short, pearly, sturdy grain that withstands cooking without going soft and that, instead of growing longer, swells outwards to absorb up to three times its volume in stock.

On the plate the result is unmistakable: every grain stays whole, separate and soaked in the flavour of the sofrito.

Its great virtue is resilience. While other varieties split and turn mushy the moment you look away, bomba forgives you: it gives you margin, holds its shape and releases just enough starch to bind the dish without blurring it. That reliability is what has made it the go-to rice for a dry paella, but also for a good soupy lobster rice or a creamy mushroom one.

And although its fame comes from paella, it has more range than you would think: baked rice, side dishes with real character or that creamy Sunday rice pudding.

In our online shop we select bomba rice from Spain's finest growing regions —from Valencia to Calasparra— so you can hit that restaurant standard in your own kitchen, wherever you live. Get yours and have it delivered anywhere in the European Union with fast, secure shipping. Your next paella will taste the difference.