[brianshaw]

I'm interested too!  I saw on TV a show that purports truth in the fact that to be totally traditional the paella must be cooked over a fire made of orange wood.

 

[brianshaw]

"Orange wood"?!? OMG ... I gotta learn about this.

http://www.saveur.com/article/Kitchen/The-Art-of-Paella

http://www.spainontheroadagain.com/recipe_paella.shtml

http://www.nakedwhiz.com/paella/paella.htm

It was Jose Andres I believe who I heard say that. Might be a bit much, however.