Rainydaze

I have a fave recipe from back home using sea bass which I'd love to resurrect over here, but I'm not sure if sea bass is available here (Sydney) or if it's the same fish...just been googling but keep finding conflicting info. Can anyone with a bit more culinary knowhow advise? Cheers

Lord_Farquar

I love Sea Bass. You can't get it in Australia. However, get Hapuku. It's basically the s hemisphere equivalent (it's in my Rick Stein book and I have used Hapuku for a Sea Bass recipe).

Rainydaze

Oh thank god for your reply because I'd have probably wound up buying barramundi or something. Excellent then, I'll be off out soon to look for Hapuku. Thanks LF

Broad Shoulders

Is it just me or does anyone else immediately think of the Farrelly Brothers when you hear the word "Sea Bass"?

Lord_Farquar

They sell it at the Fish Market (it's not cheap though but then again neither is line caught Sea Bass.

They may recommend Blue Eye which is ok, but has a much fishier taste than Hapuka. Hapuku is what you want.

Lord_Farquar

No worries I am a bit of a fish geek.

Rainydaze

Thank goodness for the fish geeks on BE