Cook them until the outer edges become slightly burned. After 6 to 8 minutes, remove them from the grill and wrap them in newspaper. Place them close to the fire in a warm place for 15 minutes.

Where to eat calçots in 2023 Morito, Hackney . Never need much excuse to find our way to Morito, but their calçotada dinner series this year is a good extra nudge.

In 1898, a farmer called Xat de Benaiges, in Valls, Catalonia, dug up his white onions five months after they had been sown and replanted them.