Salsa de calçots (''Calçots' sauce'') is a
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
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sauce originating in
Valls
Valls () is a city and municipality in the province of Tarragona in Catalonia, Spain. According to the 2014 census it has a population of 24,570.
Valls is known for its calçots – a type of scallion or green onion – and the human towers tradi ...
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province of Tarragona in the region of Catalonia, which is served almost exclusively with
calçots at the ''
calçotades'', a traditional local
barbecue.
It is similar to
romesco
Romesco () is a tomato-based sauce that originated from Valls, province of Tarragona, in Catalonia. The fishermen in this area made this sauce to be eaten with fish. It is typically made from any mixture of roasted tomatoes and garlic, toasted al ...
sauce with the difference that it is thickened with toast rubbed with fresh garlic, moistened with a little vinegar and pulverized.
Els "Calçots"
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See also
* List of sauces
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References
Catalan cuisine
Sauces
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