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<\/strong><\/p>\n On January 23<\/strong> in the village of Valls, the “Great Party of Cal\u00e7otada\u201d<\/strong> took place, an event that starts the season of cal\u00e7ots which will end in April. Throughout this gastronomic day, different popular and festive events were held around the cal\u00e7ot, such as contests for making cal\u00e7ots sauce, eating cal\u00e7ots and cultivators, as well as parades through the streets of the village and demonstrations of cal\u00e7ot cooking.<\/p>\n Last year this tradition of Valls was suspended due to the pandemic, which is why this year the citizens of Valls and fans of this typical food of Catalan cuisine were more excited than ever to celebrate the Fiesta de la Cal\u00e7otada a priori of the Decades festivities of Valls, breaking a record of attendance. About 40,000 people<\/strong> attended the big celebration in the city of Alt Camp, so it could be considered a success.<\/p>\n The Great Fiesta de la Cal\u00e7otada hosted about 50 media<\/strong>, about 70 volunteers<\/strong> and sold a figure of 60,000 cal\u00e7ots<\/strong> apart of those marketed through shops and restaurants in Valls and surroundings.<\/p>\n If you want to know more about the great cal\u00e7otada party, we explain it to you on the F\u00e8lix Hotel<\/a> blog!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”369px” custom_margin=”-11px|auto|-40px|auto||” custom_padding=”7px||4px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”346.2px” custom_margin=”-41px|-378px||||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n The chamber of commerce of Valls, in this special festival for the temple of the cal\u00e7ots, as we have already advanced, organizes every year a series of contests around the figure of the cal\u00e7ot. The oldest competition is to eat cal\u00e7ots,<\/strong> a contest that, as its name suggests, is to eat the highest number of cal\u00e7ots in a limited time of 45 minutes. Before the competition, the gangs of the Xiquets de Valls made their pillars and then the competition began.<\/p>\n Within the contests of this festival<\/strong>, we have the contest of cal\u00e7ots growers, where different professionals of agriculture cultivators of this typical vegetable registered to the PGI present their product. According to the jury, the best cultivated cal\u00e7ot is which win the prize. This year the award-winning cultivator was Daniel Rovira.<\/strong><\/p>\n Continuing with the competitions, the 30th contest of cal\u00e7ots sauce production was held, with demonstrations of how this typical sauce is made with which the cal\u00e7ots are accompanied. Winners will be awarded an exclusive clay mortar. There was also a demonstration that was held, this will be the fifth year, which shows how the sauce of cal\u00e7ots for celiacs and for intolerant of nuts.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”400px” custom_margin=”-49px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.10.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”698px” custom_margin=”||-436px|||” custom_padding=”242px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”469px” custom_margin=”-119px|auto|-243px|auto||” custom_padding=”0px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/felixhotel.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fiesta_calcotada_valls.png” alt=”La Gran Festa de la Cal\u00e7otada” title_text=”fiesta_cal\u00e7otada_valls” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” module_alignment=”center” min_height=”301px” custom_margin=”-545px||24px|||” custom_padding=”12px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”|auto||auto|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.7″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”122px” custom_margin=”-205px|||||” custom_padding=”170px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Just 5 minutes by car from the village of Valls, where the Great Cal\u00e7otada Festival is celebrated, we find F\u00e8lix Hotel, our Hotel in Tarragona<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you can’t wait until next year, in our restaurant Casa F\u00e8lix we make the real cal\u00e7otada. You can enjoy the cal\u00e7otada menu in our restaurant or you can choose between one of the two takeaway options we offer. We also have the option of getaway with cal\u00e7otada, so you can enjoy one of our suites and a traditional cal\u00e7otada.<\/p>\nThe “Festa de la Cal\u00e7otada” returns<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Popular contests<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Accommodation and cal\u00e7otada<\/strong><\/h2>\n