Wasabi is the biggest japanese scam. It's a meme. Useless ugly stuff
Wasabi only grows in Japan, it is quite unlikely that you have ever eaten it
>>217764727the fake version that's made of horseradish tastes better imo
>>217764779it's disgusting which is why it never made it out of japan
>>217764779it's just green horseradish
>>217764727You have never eaten real wasabi and you still probably ate the fake one wrong
>>217764779Yeah right. How can you keep a plant inside 1 country
>>217764803>>217764968>>217765020tasturetus detekuted
>>217764968with some E140
>>217765067Wasabi is real hard to grow. Wasabi is native to Japan, the Korean peninsula, and the Russian far East. Taken from wikipedia:>Wasabi favors growing conditions that restrict its wide cultivation – among other things, it is quite intolerant of direct sunlight, requires an air temperature between 8 and 20 °C (46 and 68 °F), and prefers high humidity in summer. This makes fully satisfying commercial demand impossible for growers, which makes wasabi quite expensive.[22][23][24] Therefore, outside Japan, finding real wasabi plants is rare.
>>217765067>How can you keep a plant inside 1 countryWhat do you think? Ever wonder why coffee beans can't be planted anywhere in america but maybe Haiti?
>>217765256Basil has coffee so has Colombia, Ecuador and probably even Chile >>217765194The Dutch can probably grow itWhat is this then?
>>217765313>Basil has coffee
>>217765313>Basil has coffee so has Colombia, Ecuador and probably even ChileCongrats on finding that out, now explain why it can't grow in america, the entire point of my post.
>>217765313That's probably horseradish mixed with mustard, horseradish is in the same genus of plants as wasabi, and has a similar taste. >The Dutch can probably grow itSome Dutch farmers do. The demand for wasabi exceeds the supply so Japan imports wasabi grown in other countries.
>>217765376See that makes more sense. It isn't a country. It's a region>>217765403That's really interesting. Thanks
>>217765403>genus*family.>>217765447You can find real Japanese wasabi in other countries but it's expensive, even some expensive restaurants use horseradish instead of wasabi even though they label it as wasabi
>>217764727It's just almost like mustard, but a little bit different.I don't get your hate.
>>217764968No, it's not. Horseradish is much different. And Wasabi is much closer to mustard by both taxonomy and taste.
>>217764727Actually, in modern era, there's no need to add wasabi to sushi. Wasabi was eaten alongside sashimi and sushi because it inhibits bacterial growth and served as a measure against food poisoning bacteria such as E. coli and O-157.However, in modern times, sterilisation is unnecessary due to the advancement of freezing technology.
>>217765610it's tasty though
>>217765610Table salt is also unnecessary, but we add it because salting was a common food preservation method.
>>217765681Actually people as well as animals are attracted to salt because of Na in it. It has a big role in mutual components exchange between the cells. That's also why people sometimes put salt in the forest for animals and all animals love it.
>>217765610It makes it taste better
>>217765555Mustard is made with seeds, retard. Wasabi is closer to horseradish as a dish, both are roots and taste similar. Wasabi doesnt taste like mustard.
>>217765824Mustard greens, you fucking continental
>>217765681You definitely need salt, especially marine salt if you are not leaving near the coast. Look up cretinism.
of course the japanese would make the most autistic-to-grow food ever
>>217764727>biggest Japanese scamThat is 99% of Japanese cuisine They will have some 90 year old "master chef" slice a piece of raw fish onto a pile of rice and act like it is the epitomy of fine dining and cultural. Then retarded foreigners will fall for it hook line and sinker.The Japanese are masters of pretension. They make the French seem humble by comparison.
>>217765610it's a tasty vestigial trait like how they add vinegar now because sushi isn't fermented anymore
>>217765961Raw fish is extremely yummy thougheverbeit
>>217765824Have you ever tried horseradish? They don't taste similar. And the way that they made off roots doesn't bring them closer to each other in their relation.However they're all in the same family, but still.
>>217766132Yeah we call it kren, I can walk to Slovenia in 10 mins. Imo it tastes the same (but kren/rafano is better).Did you know that horseradish was cultivated by the romans in southern Italy and it is still traditional in Apulia/Basilicata? It's interesting because the other italian regions where it's traditional are far away (triveneto)
>>217766242>krenZainichi Slavs kek. It’s хpeн in Russian.
>>217766295chrzan
>>217766242Did you know that Kren is a Slaivc name and we call it Khren in Russian? Did you know that it doesn't taste like wasabi? Did you know that it wasn't introduced to the western cuisine before 1500s, meanwhile it was used all across Eeastern Europe since the start of the Middle Ages?Did you know that we heavily cultivate and use it to this day?
I came across a wasabi town in Japan once. They had rail carts coming down from the mountains were they would grow it and then transfer it to the town. All the shops had a wasabi flavored dish, even an ice cream shop.
>>217766941Are you a Yurucamp fan?You can still get wasabi soft ice cream in Amagi,Shizuoka.
>>217766401Yes I told you I live Slovenia. It was a plant already cultivated by the romans and described by Pliny you utter fucking literal foetalcolic MONGOLOID
>>217767443You didn't mention that you live in Slovenia. You've mentioned that you can walk to Slovenia in 10 mins.And I'm drunk so whatever. I don't care whatever you're writing there.
>>217764727I bet you’ve never eaten stinky sushi and only eat salmon.If you do, you’d appreciate it
>>217767591>And I'm drunk
>>217764727I want to taste real wasabi so much but it's unavailable in regular sushi bars.You have to go to top tier Japanese restaurants in Rome or Milan.
>>217764779Did you know Japan has four seasons?
