Skate Matsutake, Pinenut, Rosemary

It makes sense. The association of ingredients that are closely related or grow together is a good place to start when creating. We started with the matsutake or Japanese pine mushroom. The rest was easy, pinenut puree, heavily roasted pinenuts, and rosemary intended to be inhaled by the diner to incorporate the aroma without the bitter, overpowering flavor.