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Romesco is the Tarragona coast's red sauce of dried nyora peppers, roasted tomato and garlic, toasted almonds and hazelnuts and bread, served with grilled fish, vegetables and calçots.
Romesco is credited to the fishermen of El Serrallo, Tarragona's fishing quarter, who first used the word for a fish stew thickened with a fried picada of almonds, hazelnuts, garlic, bread and dried red romesco pepper. That stew, the romesco de peix, is still cooked along this coast, including in Cambrils. The cold sauce called simply romesco probably grew out of it and spread from the 1960s, as tourism arrived; it is also the sauce for the calçotada.
2 editor picks for Romesco in Salou, ranked by editorial score. All Salou signature dishes · Romesco across every city.
Carbònic grills aged beef, fresh fish and seasonal vegetables over holm-oak charcoal on Carrer Major in Salou, backed by a cellar of more than 400 wines.
OrderThe Uruguayan Angus lomo alto, the cut the kitchen says it sells most, straight off the coals.
TipArtichokes with romesco are the seasonal favourite; the lounge bar keeps pouring after the kitchen closes, until 01:00 on Friday and Saturday.
Tabaré Gastrobar crosses South American grill cooking with European plates on Via Roma in Salou: charcoal skirt steak, 30-day aged beef and a calzone.
OrderEntraña a la brasa with sweet potato dip, criolla sauce and chimichurri.
TipJugs of house sangria and cava run by the litre, which suits a group; the 30-day aged chuletón comes by the half or full kilo.
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