Sunday 30th March 2008 - salle polyvalent, Vernet-les-Bains
center>*Calçotada
Onion lovers will appreciate this event - *calçots grilled with a ’sauce romesco’ and accompanied by entertainment, live music and dancing to the band Cal Tres
Programme
12h - apéritif and sardanes
13h - Calçotada
16h - cabaret followed by ’bal’
Calçots
Tender onions which undergo a special growing process in which they are taken out of the ground, saved for a couple of months and planted again, deeper in the ground, so that the onion grows elongated and there is more tender white flesh, untouched by the sun - a long, gangly spear something between a leek and a spring onion. The process takes a year and the calçots are harvested in February and March.
*Calçotada?
Communal downing of char grilled onions. The Catalan tradition for an "-ada" (a meal, usually for 1,000 mouths or more, based around a single ingredient which could be anything from snails to chocolate - bullinada, cargolada etc), often creates some highly unusual, charming and community spirited festivals. Usually grilled or barbequed.
Breath freshener not supplied!!
