Wasabi
Wasabi - yum! I've only had real wasabi once or twice. The stuff you get in most Sushi restaurants is not real wasabi; it's a paste made from horseradish and mustard, died green. It's not bad, but it's still not the real deal.
So - wasabi my ninja? Get it?
wa·sa·bi [wah-suh-bee] n. a very pungent green Japanese condiment made from the root of the herb Eutrema wasabi
Synonyms: none, but wasabi tastes and causes your nasal passage to react similar to horseradish and mustard
Etymology: herb root used in cooking, 1903, from Japanese.
Wow. What a boring etymology. However, now I'm hungry.
38 comments:
OK, you got my mouth watering and my nose running. Was that TMI?
I love wasabi with my sushi! It's the only hot condiment that makes me laugh. Seriously! It hits my nostrils and I'm like, "Whoa!", shutting my eyes, cringing and laughing!
So fun!!!
I feel robbed! I didn't realize that wasn't really Wasabi served in restaurants. I also like peas covered in dry wasabi. Yummy
LOVE LOVE LOVE sushi, AND wasabi!
I've never had wasabi...and I don't really like HOT stuff, so I might leave more of the green stuff for y'all. ; )
I've had the real stuff several times and it is awesome!
I travel a lot. So I've probably tasted it.
I don't eat sushi, but everyone else in my family does. When they force me to a Japanese restaurant, I filch bits of wasabi, just for fun. And the pickled ginger.
I guess I've only had the paste. Well, and I've had Wasabi coated peas I think. It's really not my favorite thing.
Ooh, I love wasabi...er, horseradish and mustard. Now I want sushi for breakfast!
Ooh, I love wasabi...er, horseradish and mustard. Now I want sushi for breakfast!
You mean I'm yet to taste REAL wasabi (cos all I've had was green dyed horseradish) !?!?!
Take care
x
I don't know if I've ever had real wasabi either, even after living in Japan. If I did, no one ever made a fuss about it. Now you've made me want to go and search out the real stuff!
I'm not a huge fan myself, but my son can't get enough of this stuff with his sushi--although it's probably just the fake stuff, as you've explained.
It's a cool word to say, though. Wasabi!
Can't say I've ever had real wasabi. Or fake wasabi, for that matter. Can't say that I ever will, either.
It's not real? Glad I don't eat the fake stuff then.
I love wasabi (or the faux wasabi I get with sushi). I'm a daredevil with it. If my eyes don't water and my nose doesn't sear, I didn't get enough.
"wasabi my ninja" LOL!
I love wasabi (the fake kind, never tried the real stuff). Also wasabi peas rock!
It sounds like that dude's name in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Arroogasaki or something like that, LOL.
My friends tricked me into trying a huge scoop once before I knew what it was. My taste buds STILL hurt.
Wasabi to you, too :-)
I have low tolerance for really hot food so I've avoided wasabi adamantly. The use of wasabi in Cars 2 was genuinely hilarious lol!!!
*ACHOO*! But I'd sneeze my way through my sushi any day (real or not).
I've heard of it but never tried it.
Ooh I didn't know that. I am a new sushi lover and like a tiny bit of that green stuff (bit wimpy to have too much) but also like the wasabi peas (or is that green stuff on green stuff?!)
Hi Matthew .. I'd love to try the real things .. I've had the prepared stuff .. and I guess it's similar - but I need to get the real thing one day .. cheers Hilary
this sounds really --i love horseradish
Catching up on your posts.
Wasabi was a new item for me about two years ago. I was hooked.
Love that stuff. Of course, I'm half Japanese...
I'm hungry too. And sadly my kids won't eat sushi. :0(
So it's hot I guess. I don't do hot. lol Describe pungent.
YUM!!! Feel my nasal passages expand and inhale deeply!...Thanks, Matt...:)JP
I think I've tried it long ago, though I must not have enjoyed it since it didn't leave an impression.
My hubby loves wasabi ;) I like it too but in tiny, tiny quantities.
I thought it was guacamole the first time I dipped into it. Haven't been back to the wasabi mound since then, nor have my sinuses ever been so clear.
Whatever you do, stay away from the pistachio ice cream!
I don't know if I've ever had real wasabi
"Wasabi" was my movie of the day! Ha!
Do not like wasabi. Too strong for my taste, just like horseradish.
Glad you like it, Matt. You can have my share.
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