Onderzoekster Janet Colston van The Functional Plant Company uit Schotland teelt wasabi in een vertical farm. "Ik ben ooit uitgedaagd door iemand om wasabi te telen. Kort daarvoor had ik 'wasabi' een ...

Did you know that most of the wasabi on the market isn't the genuine article? We asked an expert to help us identify the real thing.

It's a popular condiment adored globally, but only a minute percentage of wasabi is genuine. The plant, which is native to Japan, is often served to sushi lovers to enhance the flavour of their meals.

While you may only be concerned with it in it's poised piped pile, the process involves grating the rhizome root of the Wasabia japonica or Eutrema wasabi plant. The issue doesn't just stand at ...

True wasabi is derived from the rhizome of the Wasabia japonica plant, which is a stem-like structure that grows underground, rather than from the plant’s roots. What sets wasabi apart from other ...

Wasabi is a plant native to Japan. It's mainly grown for its roots, which are ground to make a spice. It's sometimes called Japanese horseradish. Wasabi contains chemicals that may have anticancer ...

As TasteAtlas reveals that most wasabi served in restaruntd worldwide is fake, we speak to chefs to understand their alternatives for an authentic experience ...

Powdered real wasabi will still be expensive, but should have the benefit of being used when you need it. True wasabi will contain wasabia japonica, while faux wasabi (and most of us will have to ...

“Japanese wasabi is so rare that most wasabi served worldwide is actually just coloured horseradish.” This deception works as the real plant is from the family of horseradish and ...