Wasabi

If you aren’t used to spicy foods, even wasabi will burn your tongue and cause your other senses to react. However, you can easily (and… Read More »Does Wasabi Build Spice Tolerance?

Wasabi requires shady conditions, uniformly moist but not wet soil, and temperatures between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit without a lot of temperature swings. If… Read More »How Do You Plant Real Wasabi?

The wasabi plant grows wild along streams in the mountains and mountain valleys. Cultivation is difficult even in ideal settings that emulate a stream bank,… Read More »How Does Wasabi Grow Naturally?

“Real wasabi or Japanese horseradish [scientifically known as Wasabia japonica, Cochlearia wasabi, or Eutrema japonica] is a root that grows on farms in Japan. Fresh… Read More »What Is Authentic Wasabi?

It can cost up to $250 for one kilogram of wasabi. (That’s a little more than 2.2 pounds for those of us who still use… Read More »How Much Is Real Wasabi Wasabi?

Wasabi powder is the dried form of the Wasabia Japonica plant . Wasabi powder can be distinguished by its light lime coloring and sharp, hot… Read More »Is Wasabi Powder Real Wasabi?

Fake “wasabi” burns much hotter and longer because it is made from horseradish and sometimes mustard. Too much of this imitation wasabi will totally obscure… Read More »Is Real Wasabi Hotter Than Fake Wasabi?

Wasabi Greens are an annual herb that have been cultivated for over 4,000 years, and are native to Eurasia. Wasabi Greens are a variety of… Read More »What Are Wasabi Greens?