[1] It is made out of local European spiny lobsters (Palinurus elephas, llagosta in Balearic).

Lobster is added to a sofrito, onions, tomatoes, garlic and parsley and boiled, and is eaten with thin slices of bread.

[2] This dish is only available during spring and summer, because the local lobsters are protected and can only be captured between March and August.

A very similar recipe which also includes saffron, green peppers, wine and brandy can be called langosta a la catalana (Spanish for 'Catalan-fashioned spiny lobster').

The ingredient species is the local American lobster (Homarus americanus).