WAIE (whatamieating.com)
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| wasabi (ワサビ) (today's sample record)
Language: Japanese - Romaji
Description: An exuberantly hot 'green horseradish' powder essential to sashimi, which is not actually a horseradish at all. This unique Japanese spice once grew naturally alongside clear mountain streams, but today it is mainly cultivated. The wasabi root is peeled, then grated and used as a condiment for sushi, sashimi and chilled soba noodles. These days the fresh root is something of a luxury; most people use ready-to-use grated wasabi paste.
| Wasabi powder, ready for mixing |
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Latin: Wasabia japonica (Miq.) Matsum.) / Cochlearia wasabi / Eutrema japonica
Ethnicity: Japanese
Most frequent country: Widespread
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