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Warpy

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8. My advice to cooks with adventurous palates

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Fri Dec 8, 2023, 02:43 AM

Dec 2023

is to try to source the whole root and grate it up yourself. The powder being sold as wasabi in most places is domestic mustard powder with a little green coloring added. It's not bad tasting, it's just not wasabi.

I've had the real thing at a now defunct restaurant in Boston. It was my first taste of Japanese cuisine years ago, and the wasabi root was freshly grated and not smooth at all. It was there I learned that some fish is better raw.

ETA: Cool beans! There's mail order from the PNW, where I suppose it grows well. https://www.thewasabistore.com/shop/qce5g8s7fdyyhhs4i09qq242vz0z9r

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Wasabi: Japanese plant improves cognitive function in older adults (Interesting Engineering) [View all] eppur_se_muova Dec 2023 OP

I wonder if wasabi has any positive effects on gut health. no_hypocrisy Dec 2023 #1

Ah, but what about the fake wasabi most Japanese restaurants (in the US, anyway) provide? bbernardini Dec 2023 #2

Maybe it enhances fake cognition -- the MAGAt's best friend. nt eppur_se_muova Dec 2023 #4

I'm 81 and could benefit from it. 3Hotdogs Dec 2023 #3

I grow wasabi microgreens NJCher Dec 2023 #5

That's a good idea. Are they less intense than wasabi paste? tanyev Dec 2023 #6

Yes, I'd say so NJCher Dec 2023 #7

My advice to cooks with adventurous palates Warpy Dec 2023 #8

And I already love wasabi. niyad Dec 2023 #9

Most wasabi in US sushi restaurants isn't real wasabi. Kablooie Dec 2023 #10

I see a lot of "wasabi" for sale whose primary ingredient is mustard. eppur_se_muova Jan 2024 #12

That makes sense. I love Wassabi and enjoy getting a mild/severe Wasabi buzz. It seems like it clears Maraya1969 Dec 2023 #11