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  2. Wasabi or Japanese horseradish is a plant of the family Brassicaceae, which also includes horseradish and mustard in other genera. The plant is native to Japan, the Russian Far East including Sakhalin, and the Korean Peninsula. It grows naturally along stream beds in mountain river valleys in Japan.
     Health Benefits and Nutrition Facts
    Health Benefits and Nutrition Facts
    Wasabi is a spicy condiment made from a root vegetable. It is often used in Japanese cuisine, especially with sushi and sashimi. But what are the health benefits and nutrition facts of wasabi?
    Taxonomy

    Siebold named Cochlearia (?) wasabi in 1830, noting its use pro condimento or "as a condiment"; however, this is a nomen nudum, and the synonym Eutrema wasabi, published by Maximovich in 1873, is thus an illegitimate … See more

    Description

    It has large leaves produced from long, thin stalks. They are simple and large, 3–6 inches (7.6–15.2 cm) long and 3–6 inches (7.6–15.2 cm) wide with palmate veins.
    Wasabi flowers appear in clusters from long stems that … See more

    Culinary uses

    Wasabi is mainly used to make wasabi paste, which is a pungent, spicy condiment eaten with foods like sushi. The part used for wasabi paste has been characterized as the rhizome or the stem, or the "rhizome plus the base p… See more

    Surrogates

    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 … See more

     
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