On a farm in Hampshire in the south of England, pungent wasabi plants that can be ground up to provide an essential condiment to accompany traditional Japanese dishes like sushi are flourishing.
A big bite of wasabi can wreak havoc on your sinuses, but it might soon do something considerably more impressive: help damaged teeth repair themselves. Researchers in Japan have discovered that a ...
Wasabi grown on shelves in a shipping container and in the Yokohama area to boot? And delivered straight to sushi chefs working nearby? Not likely, purists might shout, thinking that Japanese ...
Dr. Isao Okunishi earned his PhD at Kagoshima University through research on wasabi. To communicate the scientific findings of his research more effectively to a broader audience, he adopted the ...
Yellow mustard is a popular, slightly spicy condiment, but if you need more heat than it offers, you should swap it for this Japanese paste.
Sharp, pungent and sinus clearing is how I would describe one of my favorite condiments. Wasabi has power that transcends the innocent looking spring green mashed mixture commonly found alongside ...
If you adore the spicy zing of wasabi with your sushi or on your steak, you might be wondering whether it's worth growing it in your home garden.
The urge to add moreWhen I'm cooking, I often feel the urge to add something.There are so many convenient seasonings like soy ...
Real wasabi is one of the most demanding food plants in the world. It grows naturally in cool, shaded stream valleys in Japan, especially in mountain regions wh ...
Japan: wasabi on Matsumoto market in Chubu area on Honshu island. (Photo by: Andia/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Think you love wasabi? Think again – what you think is wasabi may actually ...