What is the most popular food in Spain as a national dish common to Spanish homes?
The dish that is most well known to be associated with Spain is paella. There are three widely known types of paella: Valencian paella, seafood paella, and mixed paella. Valencian paella consists of white rice, green vegetables, meat (rabbit, chicken, duck), land snails, beans and seasoning. Seafood paella replaces meat and snails with seafood and omits beans and green vegetables. Mixed paella is a free-style combination of meat, seafood, vegetables and sometimes beans. Most paella chefs use calasparra or bomba rices for this dish. Other key ingredients include saffron and olive oil.
