Wasabi is sometimes called Japanese horseradish, and its taste is very similar.
---- However, real wasabi - wasabia japonica - is a relative of the family and an elusive little root. Like horseradish, it is a root, or , and it is grated or sliced for use in cooking. Wasabi is difficult to find because it is difficult to grow. It is expensive to buy because it is expensive to grow.
Wasabi is a fussy little plant, and has to be nurtured and brought carefully along like a delicate child. It takes about 18 months to reach its mature height of about 6 inches (36cm). Wasabi requires a constant stream of cool water, but not too cool; shade, but not too much shade; and a mild climate. Thus, the United States is not ideal wasabi-growing country, except in the Pacific-Northwest, where growers have had some success with the plant. It is also grown successfully in New Zealand, as well as in Japan.
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WASABI Paste(43g) ------
Due to the popularity of Japanese food worldwide, WASABI is no longer used in Japanese food only, but can be used across the board in any cuisine worldwide. Its unique characteristic besides a sweet pungency, is the medicinal value of elements extracted from WASABI which acts as an antidote for food poisoning.