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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

Bodrighy

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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 15 8:43 pm Post subject:
OK think I get the message LOL. Nuclear horse radish...use discreetly. Pete

dpack

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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 15 9:07 pm Post subject:

most stuff passed off as wasabi in the uk market such as that with supermarket or cafe sushi is horseradish dyed green.
the real thing can be got as mentioned here ,grown or got in tubes like toothpaste but with calligraphy labels from specialist japanese food or world of spice shops .

real is quite interesting and best used in moderation,i can eat most raw chillis (nagas and scotch bonnets are a bit hot) but wasabi is best in tiny amounts

ps wasabi beetroot soup was not popular with the family

.perhaps i overdid the wasabi.

jamanda
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 15 9:21 pm Post subject:
I think it's a quite different set of receptors that detect horseradish/wasabi/mustard hot from chilli. I like quite hot curry, whereas Sean is a complete wimp, but we are the other way round on wasabi.

onemanband

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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 15 9:34 pm Post subject:
This firm was on countryfile a while back (watch vid for episode) I buy wasabi(flavour) peanuts from the Chinese wholesalers. Is funny to offer them round without warning what flavour they are.

dpack

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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 15 10:16 pm Post subject:
a tiny bit with still twitching sashami is excellent and it does go well with veg/rice based sushi. if making sushi rolls the required smear is about 5 mm wide and so thin you almost cant see it ,if folk want more a peanut sized blob on a plate will be plenty for several rolls.

Falstaff

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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 15 10:26 pm Post subject:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2768117/Sushi-lover-s-entire-body-left-riddled-tapeworm-parasites-eating-contaminated-sashimi.html Some say that wasabi kills off some infectious agents

Nick

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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 15 10:43 pm Post subject:
Sushi is fabulous, with or without wasabi, but you get what you deserve if you eat fish.

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