History

Salt-curing tuna belongs to the coasts that fished with the almadraba, the fixed tuna nets that made Benidorm's fortune from the 18th century until its main almadraba closed in 1952. Mojama, from an Arabic word meaning dried like wax, is cured tuna loin and a product of southern Valencia, Murcia and the Andalusian Atlantic. In Benidorm, Casa Toni serves tomato with almadraba salazones, Malaspina lists salazones among its Alicante specialities, and Rice cures its own tonyina de sorra.

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Common allergens: Fish

Make it at home

Yield Serves 4 as a starterHands-on 15 minTotal 15 minDifficulty Easy

Ingredients

  • 100g mojama (cured tuna loin)
  • 80g cured tuna roe (hueva)
  • 4 ripe tomatoes
  • 1 small sweet onion
  • Roasted Marcona almonds
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Flaky salt

Method

  1. Slice the mojama and roe as thinly as you can with a very sharp knife.
  2. Cut the tomatoes into thick slices and the onion into thin rings.
  3. Arrange the tomato on a plate, lay the fish over it and scatter the onion and almonds on top.
  4. Dress with a generous pour of olive oil and a little flaky salt, and serve with bread.

Tip from the editors. Salazones are already salty, so season the tomatoes lightly and let the oil do the rest.

Where to eat salazones

Salazones in Benidorm

Casa Toni ★ 4.3

€€€ SeafoodLevante

Casa Toni has cooked fish and shellfish in Benidorm since 1992, from bay red prawns and almadraba salazones to arroz del senyoret and fideuà for two or more.

OrderBay red prawns from the plancha, then arroz del senyoret for the table.

TipIt sits in the Los Gemelos IV building on Avenida de Cuenca, a few streets back from Levante beach; Sunday is lunch only.

Directions

Malaspina ★ 4.1

€€€ MediterraneanPoniente

Malaspina, the Mercure hotel's restaurant near Poniente beach in Benidorm, cooks Alicante rice, salt-cured fish and grilled aged meat; a Repsol Solete holder.

OrderA rice dish of the day, then aged beef from the grill if you have room.

TipIt took second prize at the 2026 Benidorm tapas contest; the Corner Bar on the same floor serves cocktails and casual plates.

Directions

Rice ★ 4.6

€€€ ValencianFinestrat

Rice is a rice house on the Sierra Cortina estate above Benidorm, in Finestrat, cooking seven rices plus fideuà and rossejat, with grilled red prawns first.

OrderArroz de gamba roja y corvina for two, after a grilled red prawn each.

TipRice dishes are for at least two and the kitchen cooks one rice per table; dinner runs only on Friday and Saturday, so plan a long lunch.

Directions

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