The article "The Simple Art of Rice: Seafood Paella with Lime" comes from BBC Travel, and is part of the book The Simple Art of Rice, that chef JJ Johnson and graphic novelist and illustrator Danica Novgorodoff presented on September 18th in the Museum of the City of New York.
The article is suitable for C1 students, as it has ample cooking vocabulary. You can find words like cookbook, seafood, award-winning, a fast-casual [restaurant], a gathering, to dive [deep] into [rice], akin to, clams, shrimp, a squeeze, to date back to, expertise, spices, [to become] entwined, a staple, oversized, a medley, stout, kernel, to plump with flavour, to soak up [the stock], to stick [together], a [perfect] bite, fancy, brininess, mussels, prawns, lobster, scallops, a cast-iron [pan], shallow, crispy, a crust, a hint, garnished, [lemon] wedges, a burst, a zing, shellfish, to dice, tbsp (a table spoon), minced, a clove [of garlic], kosher salt, paprika, saffron threads, to crush, to roast, a strip, to scrub, to rinse, to remove, to peel, to devein [prawns], to chop, a chunk, to sauté, gummy, a skillet, to sprinkle, a lid, to simmer, to discard, the burner, [rice] to set, cockles.
