A San Antonio restaurant is celebrating National Paella Day on Thursday by serving special deals on the Spanish dish.

Toro Kitchen + Bar — which has locations in Stone Oak, La Cantera and downtown — will be serving paella and sangria pitchers for half price. A DJ will be playing at the Stone Oak location at 7 p.m.

The restaurant is also giving away three $100 gift cards to be used on National Paella Day to participants who enter the drawing on social media.

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Paella is a mixture of rice, vegetables and meat cooked in a large, round pan with a flat bottom.

First cooked by Valencian farmers in 15th-century Spain, according to one likely theory, paella involves a social event, with loved ones gathering around the pan to cook and eat together.

National Paella Day is observed annually on March 27, according to multiple culinary sources.