Cal\u00e7ot is a type of green onion. The cal\u00e7ot from Valls (Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain) is an EU protected registration. The origin of the cal\u00e7ot and its cooking method lies in the town of Valls, Catalonia, Spain, where an annual event celebrates the harvest of cal\u00e7ots. Today, thousands of food gatherings around the cal\u00e7ots, called cal\u00e7otades (singular: cal\u00e7otada), 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n