Calçot is a type of green onion. The calçot from Valls (Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain) is an EU protected registration. The origin of the calçot and its cooking method lies in the town of Valls, Catalonia, Spain, where an annual event celebrates the harvest of calçots. Today, thousands of food gatherings around the calçots, called calçotades (singular: calçotada), are celebrated around Catalonia. At these events, they are grilled over a hot fire, wrapped in newspaper, served on terracotta tiles and eaten, after peeling with bare hands, dipping them one by one in salvitxada sauce.
