Following up to Raj Rijhwani

We're well off topic, so I won't bore for Spain, but if you want a
real paella, ask for "arroz a banda".

way off but at least its not just yah boo trolling.

"Bandits' rice", by any chance? (My Spanish is pretty rudimentary.)

banda is band. Either a stripe or a gang as in english. So could
be "bandido".
Its an arroz variation in which the fish/seafood is used to
flavour the rice but not served with it.
abandonada is abandoned, so I wonder if "a banda" came from that
(the fish abandoned) well, its an idea? The fish stolen by
bandits is equally plausible.:-)

xpost added to hopefully get the info
Anybody know?
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banda is band. Either a stripe or a gang as in english. So could
be "bandido".
Its an arroz variation in which the fish/seafood is used to
flavour the rice but not served with it.
abandonada is abandoned, so I wonder if "a banda" came from that
(the fish abandoned) well, its an idea? The fish stolen by
bandits is equally plausible.:-)

xpost added to hopefully get the info
Anybody know?

well, banda also means "side", so the meaning would be something like "on
the side"

Following up to Maria Carmona Alonso

xpost added to hopefully get the info
Anybody know?

well, banda also means "side", so the meaning would be something like "on
the side"

Great, thanks Maria.
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Mike Reid
"Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso
Walking-food-photos, Wasdale, Thames, London etc "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site
and same for Spain at "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap