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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsDaily Holidays -March 27
National Spanish Paella Day Not only is this dish rich in a multitude of flavorful ingredients, but paella is just bursting with a storied heritage as well. None of the three varieties are the same, so you'll have plenty to keep you occupied today.Originally created in Valencia on the east coast of Spain, it has been called Spain's national dish by non-residents, but proud Valencians refer to it as one of their main symbols. Varieties include Valenciana (no surprise there), de marisco (seafood), mixta (a mixture of meat and seafood) and vegetariana (vegetable).
Valencian paella typically combines short-grain white rice, chicken, rabbit, snails, butter beans, great northern beans, artichokes, tomatoes, rosemary, sweet paprika, saffron and garlic. Seafood, as you can guess, substitutes fresh fruits of the sea for the meat and beans. And somewhere down the line, people living outside of Valencia mixed the two recipes together, creating mixed paella.
Making paella involves toasting a layer of rice at the bottom of the giant paella pan over an open flame or burner. The name of the crisp rice that sticks to the bottom of the pan is socorrat. http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2012/03/27/national-paella-day/
Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day If youre rocking out to classics such as I Still Miss You Baby, But My Aims Gettin Better or Youre the Reason Our Kids Are So Ugly, then chances are youre already well on the way to celebrating Quirky Country Music Song Titles Day. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/quirky-country-music-song-titles-day/
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Viagra Day On this day in 1998, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves use of the drug Viagra, an oral medication that treats impotence.
Sildenafil, the chemical name for Viagra, is an artificial compound that was originally synthesized and studied to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) and angina pectoris (a form of cardiovascular disease). Chemists at the Pfizer pharmaceutical company found, however, that while the drug had little effect on angina, it could induce penile erections, typically within 30 to 60 minutes. Seeing the economic opportunity in such a biochemical effect, Pfizer decided to market the drug for impotence. Sildenafil was patented in 1996, and a mere two years latera stunningly short time compared to other drugsit was approved by the FDA for use in treating erectile dysfunction, the new clinical name for impotence. Though unconfirmed, it is believed the drug was invented by Peter Dunn and Albert Wood. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fda-approves-viagra
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Daily Holidays -March 27 (Original Post)
Sherman A1
Mar 2015
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bigwillq
(72,790 posts)1. Is that why they're releasing the movie "Get Hard" today?
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)2. Local showtime starts at 1:00 PM today.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)3. Hard To Be Humble
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)4. You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)5. Happy Birthday to the Divine Sarah Vaughan!
antiquie
(4,299 posts)6. HBD Nathan Fillion
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