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1. Can you get real wasabi in the US?
2. What can I do with fresh wasabi?
3. Is real wasabi common in Japan?
4. How expensive is real wasabi?
5. How can you tell if it's real wasabi?
6. Is wasabi just horseradish?
7. Does wasabi go bad in the refrigerator?
8. Should you peel wasabi?
9. How do you enjoy fresh wasabi?
10. Is wasabi hotter than horseradish?
11. Is wasabi good for health?
12. Is real wasabi rare?

Can you get real wasabi in the US?

Outside of Japan, real wasabi is difficult to find. The green paste that is usually served along with sushi in the U.S. is actually a mix of horseradish, mustard powder and food coloring. ... However, Frog Eyes Wasabi in Oregon is one of the only North American wasabi operations, and the only one in the state of Oregon.

What can I do with fresh wasabi?

Some of our customer' favorite uses include:

1. Steak with fresh wasabi (and dipped in soy sauce). ...
2. French fries with fresh wasabi (also in wasabi aioli)
3. Wasabi fresh grated onto a raw oyster.
4. Mashed potatoes with fresh wasabi.
5. Soba Noodles with Fresh Wasabi and sautéed vegetables (a Japanese version of Pasta Primavera)

Is real wasabi common in Japan?

About half of the 550 tons of fresh wasabi grown in Japan last year came from Shizuoka, southwest of the capital Tokyo. Wasabi grows naturally there and has been used in local cuisine for centuries.

How expensive is real wasabi?

Fresh wasabi is rare to come across and costs around $250 per kilo.

How can you tell if it's real wasabi?

Real wasabi is not spicy. It's more like the aroma of spiciness but without the pungent punch of the mustard seed flour in the fake stuff. Fake wasabi has a very strong taste that overrules the delicate fish taste. It delivers a strong blast of spiciness that comes from the mustard seed flour.

Is wasabi just horseradish?

Wasabi and horseradish are different plants of the same family. However, most of the so-called wasabi sold outside of – and commonly even within – Japan is simply regular horseradish root cut with green food colouring and other things.

Does wasabi go bad in the refrigerator?

It can last approximately up to 2 weeks in the fridge with the rhizome intact. Once it's gone bad, it'll go soft and mushy with no crunch. Wasabi is expensive, even in Japan. Most wasabi pastes and powders in the market are not real but a mixture of horseradish, mustard, and artificial color and flavoring.

Should you peel wasabi?

Peeling is not essential but any dark patches of skin can be removed for a cleaner paste. ... If you do not have a wasabi grater it is essential you grate the wasabi into a fine paste to generate the best flavour and the all important pungent heat.

How do you enjoy fresh wasabi?

Recommended ways to eat wasabi

If you mix wasabi with soy sauce, the wasabi will lose its zest. To make sashimi even more delicious, wasabi should be placed directly on the sashimi, and the sashimi dipped in soy sauce to enjoy the full flavor of the sashimi that is accentuated by the tang of the wasabi.

Is wasabi hotter than horseradish?

Real wasabi tastes more herbal than the horseradish stuff. It's hot but doesn't have a lingering, burning aftertaste. It's supposed to taste smoother, cleaner and more "plant-like" than its commonly used substitute. The horseradish paste served in restaurants is harsher and not as fresh-tasting.

Is wasabi good for health?

It's Nutritionally Good for You

For those of you who eat wasabi semi-regularly, you will be pleased to hear that wasabi contains a wealth of vitamins and minerals. Some of these vitamins and minerals included in wasabi are vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, and zinc, as well as many others.

Is real wasabi rare?

Actual wasabi is extremely rare and, in turn, extremely expensive. It can cost up to $250 for one kilogram of wasabi. ... Unlike its plant brethren, Wasabi is known to be one of the most difficult plants to grow. One of the only places wasabi is found growing naturally is along Japanese mountain streams.