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Title: Wasaaaabiiiii!
Review: First thing to know about this product is that it isn't actually wasabi. Actual wasabi, known as hon-wasabi, comes from that lovely sinus-clearing wasabi plant, and should be grated right from the root much like ginger. It can be found in tube form as well, but that is much rarer.This little squeeze-tube, like the powder stuff, is just regular horseradish, mustard seed and some food coloring. It contains 0% of the actual wasabi plant, and the flavor is different from hon-wasabi, although similar.But it still works. For most recipes, using the expensive hon-wasabi would be a waste of money, and this imitation does the job just fine. I personally keep both kinds, hon-wasabi for when I am using it directly for sashimi and a tube of the old faithful S&B; for when I want to make wasabi-flavored dishes.It is too bad that it is so expensive, because this tube would go for about a dollar a pop in Japan, but that is the price of imports eh?
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