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....
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...
If there is a dish that symbolizes this 2019 summer it is the spiny lobster with fried eggs. Although we have been preparing it in Es Torrent for more than five years at the express request of our clients, we have ended up incorporating it to the menu due to the enormous popularity it has acquired. In our kitchen we only...
An important number of our clients consider their visit to Es Torrent as a long day at the beach, which is combined with the possibility of enjoying the Ibizan cuisine that we offer in our restaurant. Many of them rent a hammock, sunbathe, bathe in the crystal clear water of the cove and, when the time comes, enjoy the paella,...
Today the island of Ibiza is considered one of the most prosperous territories of the Mediterranean, thanks to the tourism phenomenon, which began on the island more than half a century ago. However, the reality of the Ibiza in times gone by has nothing to do with the living standards enjoyed by today's Ibizan families. Before Ibiza had a tourism industry,...
They say that the origin of salted fish is to be found in the Dead Sea, where the fish were covered with clay. In any case, this technique, which in Es Torrent we use daily, especially with seabass, is very old and widespread throughout the Mediterranean. The technique consists of covering the fish with a crust of coarse salt before baking...
