Last Tuesday international paella day was celebrated and the Civil Guard was encouraged to commemorate the occasion by sampling this traditional dish of Spanish cuisine. A message via social networks in which he identified ‘bad paella’ being sold by several British companies lit a fuse in the British press that was harshly critical of the Corps.

«Is today world paella day…? Well, to celebrate with one… but one of the good ones, not the ones they sell out there… », is the message that Benemérita launched on the network. Attached to the text is a paella sandwich from British brand Tesco. On the packaging they talk about a limited edition and a sandwich with shrimp, chicken and chorizo. It has nothing to do with the original paella recipe, not to mention the presentation.

The Civil Guard wanted to take it as a joke, though it left minor criticisms along the way: «’Paella sandwich’ for some is a heresy, for others it slaughters good taste buds and can even threaten health…”, they wrote along with three humor icon “We will serve the complaint,” they concluded.

The joke didn’t go well in England.
english press not miss a moment to criticize the Corps. “Civil Guards accuse supermarket giant Tesco of creating a health hazard by using their country’s traditional rice dish as a filling for sandwiches,” the ‘Daily Mail’ headline, which continued: “One would think that the Spanish police are enough to fight crime, but they seem to have put that aside. to criticize Tesco for the sake of sandwiches ».

The British media also recalled the controversy created years ago with British paella chef Jaime Oliver, which combines chicken thighs, chorizo ​​and shrimp. Recently, the version of the world’s best chef, Dabid Muñoz, also shared social networks. His proposal, which he dubbed “Madrid paella,” included steamed mullet and caviar grilled briefly over a vine, smoked chili sauce, and fishbone broth with sherry wine and yuzu skin.