Tulip Shell Mollusc

• 16 tulip shell molluscs (sea snails or periwinkles can be used if unavailable)

Put the live tulip shell molluscs into a large bowl of iced water for 1 hour to help humanely dispatch them. Put the molluscs into a steamer on high steam for 20 minutes. Remove from the steamer and chill the molluscs in a large bowl of iced water. Remove the meat from the shells using a bamboo skewer. Trim away all of the intestines, leaving only the meat. Cut the molluscs into paper-thin slic