In the past, despite the intense heat, the month of August was one of the busiest times in the fields of Ibiza. It was time to harvest the almond, a dry fruit that on the island reaches an extraordinary quality, something that allowed many families to generate enough income to purchase the few products and clothes that they did not...
The sea of Ibiza offers an extraordinary variety of marine species that make up an essential part of gastronomy and local recipes. There are small varieties of rock fish, which make up the main ingredients of sea broths and which can also be tasted grilled, stewed, etc. In this post, however, we are going to focus on the most prestigious...
Just in a week, on Friday June 19, Es Torrent will finally open its doors to start a 2020 season that has been delayed almost three months due to the coronavirus. A few weeks before April 3, which was our planned opening date, a state of alarm was declared and we had to wait. However, we are already preparing the...
The most appreciated and famous fish of the Ibiza coast are white. Among them we find the grouper, the dentex, the red scorpionfish or the common scorpionfish, to give some examples. There is a blue fish, however, that competes with them in prestige: the Greater Amberjack, which in Ibiza is known as cirvia or cirviola, depending on the size, or...
At Es Torrent we place special emphasis on the design of the wine offer that our clients find at their disposal. Our menu evolves every year and we always try to ensure that the variety it includes is satisfactory, regardless of the particular tastes each may have. Despite the fact that we are a restaurant where fish, seafood and rice and...
The international crisis that has caused the expansion of the coronavirus and that has forced the Government to declare a state of alarm in our country, has paralyzed the operation of restaurants and other businesses. This circumstance forces us to delay the opening of Es Torrent, which was originally planned, as we announced a few weeks ago through our social...
If there is a product from the interior of the island that identifies with Ibiza, it is the almond. Formerly, all farms had a large area of almond trees, whose fruit was collected under the August sun and exported to the peninsula. For many country families, their sale was the most important income at the end of the year. The...
Octopus is one of the traditional ingredients of the cuisine of Ibiza and was once offered in all bars in tapas, accompanied by potatoes and vegetables under the name of "octopus frita". In Es Torrent, prepared in “a la gallega”, with boiled potatoes, sweet paprika and extra virgin olive oil, it is one of the most successful starters to share....
The restaurant Es Torrent opens its doors from April to the end of October, coinciding with the peaceful weather that characterizes the island during spring, summer and the beginning of autumn. During these seven months, the beach presents its most heavenly version, with a calm and transparent water ideal for swimming, and a higher temperature; and also more lively, due...
One of the greatest treasures of Ibiza is the old oil mills, which are still preserved in some country houses and, formerly, were launched at this time of year, from October to the end of November. They constitute an archaeological and gastronomic treasure and, with their same structure, cannot be seen anywhere else in Spain. At least two of them...
