wasabi
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A pungent green Japanese condiment made from the plant Eutrema japonicum (syn. Wasabia japonica).
An imitation of this condiment made from horseradish with green dye.
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Another way to flavor soy sauce with wasabi is to place the wasabi mound into the soy sauce dish and then pour it in. This allows the wasabi to infuse the soy sauce more subtly.
And for every several seats, there was a self-service hot water dispenser and tea bags, along with jars of wasabi, pickled ginger, soy sauce and more.
It is also called Japanese horseradish, citation although horseradish is a different plant (which is generally used as a substitute for wasabi, due to the scarcity of the wasabi plant).
Fresh wasabi leaves can be eaten, having the spicy flavor of wasabi stems.
However, today wasabi is more a matter of personal taste, and even restaurants in Japan may serve wasabi on the side for customers to use at their discretion, even when there is wasabi already in the dish. citation Gallery File:Sushi platter.
Legumes (peanuts, soybeans, or peas) may be roasted or fried, then coated with wasabi powder mixed with sugar, salt, or oil and eaten as a crunchy snack.