Valls Celebrates 43rd Gran Festa De La Calçotada With Record Crowds And Culinary Triumphs
On January 26, 2025, in Valls, Catalonia, the city becomes the festive epicenter of Catalonia with the celebration of the 43rd edition of the Gran Festa de la Calcotada. The event attracts over 30,000 visitors who experience a day filled with tradition, gastronomy, and local culture. Highlights include demonstrations of calcot cooking, eating competitions, and grower contests, coinciding with the launch of Catalonia's designation as a World Region of Gastronomy. The Valls Chamber of Commerce and the IGP Calcot de Valls, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, express confidence that this recognition will internationalize the culture surrounding the calcot. They plan initiatives such as a simultaneous calcotada in ten European countries, a calcotada forum, and a cooking symposium in what is expected to be a promising season for the sector, with a harvest forecast to exceed 18 million units. In this year's competition, Adria Wegrzyn reaffirms his dominance in the Valls Calcot Eating Contest, claiming victor
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