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sean
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 12 1:03 pm Post subject: Fresh Wasabi available...
Not from me. From these people. https://www.thewasabicompany.co.uk/ It's got to be done at some point.

perlogalism

Joined: 27 Nov 2009
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Location: Near Welshpool

Posted: Thu Nov 01, 12 1:25 pm Post subject:
HOW MUCH???? Blimey, if I could grow it, I could retire in a couple of years

sean
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 12 1:49 pm Post subject:
Yeah, it's expensive but I'd like to try it. The powder/pastes that I've been able to get hold of are only 10% wasabi at the most.

robkb

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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 12 2:22 pm Post subject:
Blimey, that's tempting.

nats

Joined: 12 Jun 2007
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Location: Swindon but not a Swindonian

Posted: Thu Nov 01, 12 3:24 pm Post subject:
Even the Japanese use powder most of the time, but still apparently tastes better - oh and doesn't keep well.... you can however freeze it

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 12 3:33 pm Post subject: Re: Fresh Wasabi available...

sean wrote:

It's got to be done at some point.

Can I have the top bit if you don't use it? It might grow...

I have occasionally seen seeds and plants for sale but again they are very expensive for something that doesn't seem that hard to grow.

Andrea

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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 12 4:09 pm Post subject: Re: Fresh Wasabi available...

Treacodactyl wrote:

.... for something that doesn't seem that hard to grow.

I thought it needed very specific conditions to thrive?

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 12 4:20 pm Post subject: Re: Fresh Wasabi available...

Andrea wrote:

Treacodactyl wrote:

.... for something that doesn't seem that hard to grow.

I thought it needed very specific conditions to thrive?

It may well do and it's a bit expensive to experiment with. Depending on what you read water cress sounds similar, commercially grown in flowing spring water etc, etc but it grows easily in a pot stood in water and in ditches around here.

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 15 6:35 pm Post subject:
Picked up a good looking 1.5l pot of it in RHS Rosemoor today. The start of the Dactly Wasabi company. Just need to wait a couple yeas to try some.

sean
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 15 6:37 pm Post subject:
Survivalists gotta have sushi?

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 15 6:46 pm Post subject:
Yep, had a long chat to the electric bike bods and poly tunnel bods as well. (I think survivalist was the wrong word for the event, but I didn't embarrass myself).

sean
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 15 7:18 pm Post subject:
I thought it was oddly named as well but the joke was too good/easy to pass up.

Bodrighy

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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 15 8:22 pm Post subject:
Ok....humour my ignorance, I have heard of wasabi but haven't a clue about it. How do you use it and what does it taste like? Please no-one say 'wasabi!' Pete

sean
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 15 8:41 pm Post subject:
It's japanese. Same sort of flavour group as horseradish and mustard. Mostly over here you get premade wasabi paste or wasabi powder. Both of them are only 5 to 10% wasabi with he rest of the flavour from ordinary horseradish. I'd just like to try the fresh stuff once.

Pilsbury

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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 15 8:41 pm Post subject:
Japanese nuclear horseradish is the best discription of it i think. i have heard the best way to explain what its like tasting a little tiny bit iscto start out eating a tablespoon of english mustard, quite how true thst is im not sure but the lastes and powders are bad enough. Oh and its green normally i think Last edited by Pilsbury on Sun Mar 22, 15 8:44 pm; edited 1 time in total

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