Catalonia it’s a region which it’s proud of his products. There are a lot of very high quality products around Catalonia that are delicious. There are a lot of fruit and vegetable.
Firstly, we can find the “Calçots de Valls”, that are a type of little onions that are originally from the Alt Cap and Baix Cap, two different regions of Catalonia. The time when people eat this type of food it’s on January.
Also, in Delta de l’Ebre, in the South of Catalonia, we can find the rice, because it’s a really good zone to cultivate it. Rice has always been a feature of popular festivals in the surrounding area and in the gastronomy of the region. Also, we can find rice in Baix Empordà, in Pals.
Other important vegetables cultivated in Catalonia are potatoes and beans. The best high quality potatoes are from Prades, situated on the Baix Camp. The people of Prades said that their potatoes aren't easily forgotten. The Potato Day is in September. Other place where you can find really good potatoes is in Osona.
Others important products of Catalonia are the beans. The most common beans in Catalonia are Ganxet and Santa Pau. They are from El Vallès and El Maresme. In these zones
of Catalonia there are farms growing this type of beans. Santa Pau’s beans grow in volcanic earth and can be tried in numerous restaurants in this zone.About the fruit, we can find excellent fruit in our region, Girona. To be precise, these fruits are apples. Also, in Ribera d’Ebre we can find really good peaches, and in Lleida, we can find excellent pears.
Apart from all these products, we mustn’t forget, for example, the artichokes of the Baix Llobregat that are renowned for their excellent flavour and quality.
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Artichokes: carxofes
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