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Ingredients for the sauce:
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Ingredients for the dish:
(for four people) |
| ALMONDS |
100 GRAMS |
| HAZELNUTS |
80 GRAMS |
| GRILLED ONION |
1/2 PIECE |
| GRILLED HEAD OF GARLIC |
1/2 PIECE |
| SCALDED NYORA |
1 PIECE |
| RED GRILLED TOMATOES |
3 PIECES |
| FRIED BREAD |
1 SLICE |
| OIL |
| SALT |
| VINEGAR |
| PAPIKRA BLACK |
| PEPPER |
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| CURLY ENDIVES |
2 PIECES |
| COD |
120 GRAMS |
| TUNA |
120 GRAMS |
| ANCHOVY |
4 FILLETS |
| ARBEQUINE OLIVES |
80 GRAMS |
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Preparation
Put some salt in a mortar, then add following carved ingredients one after the other in this other: almonds and hazelnuts, until you get an smooth paste; then add the nyora –previously scalded and without peel–, the onion, the red pepper, a little bit of black pepper and the fried bread. Finally, add the garlic, the red tomatoes, oil and vinegar.
When the sauce is ready, mix it with the curly endive, washed and drained. Let it stand for some hours. Serve it with some ripped out raw cod, some tuna, anchovies’ fillets and olives. Then it can be eaten, always together with artichoke, beans or black sausage –and other– omelettes.
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Gastronomy
Sea, vineyards and olive trees. Have you ever heard of a palfuriana salad or rape al pla de mar”? Can you imagine how nice it must be to make an arroç de vinya with all sorts of vegetables and meats? Do you know what the fruit of the carob tree is like? And what about resolis? Have you even any idea what it is? Well, all these dishes are part of the cuisine of El Vendrell: a cuisine that draws from the sea but also has its roots in dry land and makes use of its products. A cuisine that has become solidly established over generations in an exceptional setting in the shape of a triangle formed by the three consecrated elements: the sea, the vineyards and the olive groves.
El Vendrell is where cooking and culture come together. The art of music possesses an ancient heritage. Listening to a concert with a fine melody first and then enjoying some good cooking accompanied by wine from the local vineyards is a soothing balsam for the senses. Art and cooking, sea and fire, oil and wine.
Xatonada Popular
Xató is made with the curly endive known as escarole, salt cod, tuna fish, anchovies and olives with a dressing of romesco sauce. The origins of xató can be traced back to about the late 18th century, although it did not make its appearance in El Vendrell until 1906. The Xatonada Popular and the Xató Master Chefs Competition were held for the first time in El Vendrell, in the Rambla, in 1987. In 1988 a campaign entitled “Aprèn a fer Xató” (Learn how to make xató) was launched aimed at anyone interested in learning how to make this dish which has such deep roots in our town.
The slogan "El Vendrell, Bressol del Xató" (El Vendrell, Birthplace of Xató) helped to extend the previous campaign to the schools in the town with a view to getting children to start making and appreciating this dish, which is so typical of our town, from an early age.
Every February, the Rambla is the scene of the Xatonada Popular, a food festival in which whoever wants to can take part in the Xató Master Chefs Competition and young children too have the chance to show off their culinary skills.
Xatonada Popular
Celebrations and activities
| NOVEMBER 2007 |
• 20th. Town’s Rostada Celebration (Toasted bread and
backed bacon served).
• 18th. Santa Cecília Concert at Auditori Pau Casals
• 4th and 11th. Autumn Programme at Auditori Pau Casals
• Gastronomic Campaign "Oli Novell"(new olive oil) and "Vinagre Vell" (old vinegar)
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| DESEMBER 2007 |
• 29th. Pau Casals Birthday Concert at the church.
• 16th. Autumn Programme at Auditori Pau Casals
• Nativity scenes exhibition
• 21st. Christmas Concert at Auditori Pau Casals
• Gastronomic Campaign "Oli Novell"(new olive oil) and "Vinagre Vell" (old vinegar)
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| JANUARY 2008 |
• Els Pastorets del Vendrell (X-mas Catalan traditional theatre play).
• Winter Festival in Sant Vicenç de Calders
• “Learn how to prepare Xató” courses
• Young Interpreters Programme at Auditori Pau Casals
• Gastronomic Campaign "Oli Novell"(new olive oil) and "Vinagre Vell" (old vinegar)
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| FEBRUARY 2008 |
• 3rd. Xatonada popular.
• Els Pastorets del Vendrell (X-mas Catalan traditional theatre play).
• Young Interpreters Programme at Auditori Pau Casals
• Gastronomic Campaign "Oli Novell"(new olive oil) and "Vinagre Vell" (old vinegar)
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| MARCH 2008 |
• Jazz Festival at Auditori Pau Casals
• Gastronomic Campaign "Oli Novell"(new olive oil) and "Vinagre Vell" (old vinegar)
• Gastronomic Campaign "Favetes" (little beans)
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| APRIL 2008 |
• Gastronomic Campaign "Favetes" (little beans)
• 23rd. Sant Jordi’s Day
• Jazz Festival at Auditori Pau Casals
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How to get there by train: Line 4 • On the motorway: AP-7, exit 31 / C-32, exits 2, 3 and 6
Culture
House where musician Pau Casals was born
The House where musician Pau Casals (1876-1973) was born preserves the typical athmosfere of a house belonging to a humble family from the latest 19th century. There, you will be able to travel around his childhood and his first steps in the music world.
Àngel Guimerà House and Museum
Àngel Guimerà (1845-1924), poet and playwright, lived in Guimerà’s family house in El Vendrell during the 19th Century. He started his poetry work -in Spanish first, then in Catalan- in that house. He succeed afterwards as a playwright in the world of theatre.
On the building’s groundfloor is the Archaeology Museum from El Vendrell located.
Arqueologic Museum
OPENING HOURS
From 16th September to 30th June
Tuesday to Friday: from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday: from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday and holidays: from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
From 1rst July to 15th September
Tuesday to Friday: from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday: from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday and holidays: from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The museum is closed on Monday and the dates:
1rst and 6th January, 26th July and 25th and 26th Desember
Villa Casals - Pau Casals Museum
Pau Casals was one of the greatest cellists ever. Villa Casals was his house for the summer, which is now been converted into a fabulous and modern museum. Visitors can find out about the intense life of this well-known cellist through an extended artistic and documentary inheritance.
OPENING HOURS
From 16th September to 14th June
Tuesday to Friday: from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday: from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunday and holidays: from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
From 15th June to 15th September
Tuesday to Saturday: to 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday and holidays: from 10 p.m. to 14 p.m.
The museum is closed on Monday and the dates:
1rst and 6th January, 1rst May and 25th and 26th Desember
Apel·les Fenosa Foundation
Sculptor Fenosa (1899-1988), one of Picasso’s friend, left an exceptional work, which was an inspiration source for the greatest poets at that time. His summer residence and studio show an important collection of original terracotta and plaster sculptures, and a selection of bronze monuments as well.
OPENING HOURS
Tuesday to Saturday: from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from to 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday and holidays: Arranged visits.
The museum is closed on Monday and the dates:
1rst and 6th January, 26th July and 25th and 26th Desember
Museum Deu
Museum Deu has one of the most important collections of the country, with pieces from the 12th Century to the present: carvings, carpets, sculptures and paintings, metal, glass and ivory works. These pieces can be seen in an exceptional display in which preservation and layout have been especially taken into account.
OPENING HOURS
From 1rst September to 30th June
Tuesday to Friday: from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday: from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday and holidays: from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
From 1rst July to 31th August
Tuesday to Friday: from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday: from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday and holidays: from 11 a.m to 2 p.m.
The museum is closed on Monday and the dates:
1rst and 6th January, 26th July and 25th and 26th Desember
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