‘Corassons’ are typical of Ascó and the Ribera d’Ebre though we do not know exactly their origin or whether the lard ones were previous to the vegetable oil ones. ‘Corassons’ are made with molds of different shapes: star, moon, flower, or heart. However, the heart shape is the one that became popular more quickly.

In some villages, there is a recipe for ‘corassons’ that uses aniseeds, an ingredient that gives a heritage value to much of our pastry. We can find this ingredient in many recipes, which makes us think about the inheritance from Islamic cuisine.

INGREDIENTS:

• Eggs
• Flour
• Lard
• Sugar
• Grated lime

You can find them at:

• FORN DE PA – PASTISSERIA MONTAÑA – Carrer Plaça Nova, 42

• FORN DE PA – PASTISSERIA – CAFETERIA GRA-BO – Carrer Joan XXIII, 2

Thanks to the work of the land and the care of its vineyards along with a great elaboration process, our local winery offers us high-quality wines that will surely bring you back memories of these lands full of hidden treasures.

With varieties such as Grenache Noir, Macabeo, Parellada, Carignan and Muscat, Celler Serra produces a selection of wines that go well with fish dishes, meats, snacks and desserts.

• White ‘de l’Illa’ – Macabeo
• Black ‘de l’Illa’ – Black Grenache, Carignan
• Sweet black wine – Grenache noir
• Muscat – Small grain muscat
• Mellow wine – Macabeo
• Balastrera – aperitif wine
• Sparkling wine – Macabeo, Parellada

You can buy them at:

• CELLER SERRA

Carrer Joan XXIII, 1

The ‘Coques de Sant Antoni” are cakes typical of Ascó. They are usually made for the Sant Antoni festivities declared to be of national tourist interest. During these festivities, boys and girls carry these cakes in their hands while dancing the typical jota around a large bonfire in the town square.

INGREDIENTS:
• flour
• sugar
• oil
• eggs
• yeast
• lime spirit
• anise
• aniseeds

You can find it at:

• FORN DE PA – PASTISSERIA MONTAÑA – Carrer Plaça Nova, 42
• FORN DE PA – PASTISSERIA – CAFETERIA GRA-BO – Carrer Joan XXIII, 2

Aixarafó walnuts, from regenerative agriculture, are cultivated imitating as much as possible the nature that surrounds us.

We do not use chemical or synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, insecticides, or fungicides; only biological products made of natural minerals.

We fertilize with these minerals and compost from chicken manure improved with rock dust and remains of plant material. We work following the lunar phases and promoting the full potential of the environment we have at our disposal:

• birds, bats, insects, etc.

We encourage life on and in the soil to improve its resilience and fertility. We just let the plant eat whatever it wants whenever it wants. This way, we make the trees express their full potential, and consequently, the fruit has an exceptional mineral and nutritional richness. We flee from the standards set by marketing (color, size, external image) and we care about soil life, nutrition, and people’s health.

You can find them at:
• CAMPS DE RIBES I SERRA

Carretera de Camposines, 88

Yo can find it at:

• NOVA AGRÍCOLA SANT ISIDRE D’ASCÓ

Carrer Afores, 2

Asco’s artisanal cold meat is made in the workshops of our butchers following the guidelines of our ancestors. The result is top-quality cold meat, a pleasure for the most demanding palates.

The most select choice of lean pork and fresh meats, the quality and proportion of the spices, the sausage elaboration process, and the curing or drying time are all part of the taste and quality of these products.

• White sausage
• Black rice sausage
• Black blood and onion sausage
• ‘Secallona’
• Spicy or sweet chorizo
• Majorcan sausage

You can find them at:

• CARNISSERIA Mª CARME – Carrer del Riu 42

• CARNISSERIA MONJA – Carrer Placeta, 3

• CARNISSERIA PAULINA – Plaça Església, 10

One of the most typical traditional sweets in the village.

INGREDIENTS:

• Sugar
• Vegetable oil
• Anisseed
• Coriander
• Lime spirit (optional)
• Fresh yeast
• Flour
• Eggs

You can find them at:

• FORN DE PA – PASTISSERIA MONTAÑA – Carrer Plaça Nova, 42

• FORN DE PA – PASTISSERIA – CAFETERIA GRA-BO – Carrer Joan XXIII, 2

You can find it at:

• NOVA AGRÍCOLA SANT ISIDRE D’ASCÓ

Carrer Afores, 2

At the beginning of the 20th century, about twenty oil mills operated simultaneously in Ascó. The large concentration of these industries was because agriculture, and in particular the cultivation of olives, was the main economic source of the village. Today, most of these mills have disappeared.

One of Ascó’s star products is the olive oil, extracted from centuries-old and some millennial olive trees, as well as from young plantations.

With varieties such as arbequina or graft, an oil of great quality and flavour is produced.

You can find it at:

• NOVA AGRÍCOLA SANT ISIDRE D’ASCÓ

Carrer Afores, 2

It is a typical cake of many catalan counties, especially in our territory.

This is a savory cake that in Ascó has as ingredients: a fine base of bread, roasted red pepper, lots of onion and herring or sausage.

It is a delight for the most demanding palates.

• FORN DE PA – PASTISSERIA MONTAÑA – Carrer Plaça Nova, 42

• FORN DE PA – PASTISSERIA – CAFETERIA GRA-BO – Carrer Joan XXIII, 2