Bass Groper with a Brioche Crust, Scallops, Periwinkles, Green Tea and Wakame Broth

Bass groper is a delicate-tasting fish with a firm, meaty white flesh, and is caught in the waters of eastern Australian and in New Zealand. Interesting textural counterpoints to the fish are the firm, slightly chewy periwinkles — which aren’t used very much these days — and the Japanese vegetable hasuimo, which is a green shoot from the taro. Hasuimo has a crisp cell-like structure that absorbs flavours well.