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Wasabi, beloved on sushi, linked to "really substantial" boost in memory, Japanese study finds (www.cbsnews.com)

submitted 11 months ago by flumph@programming.dev to c/food

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[–] cwagner 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Now the question is, has anyone here actually had wasabi?

But here's the rub: That tangy paste served up at nearly all sushi bars — even the ones in Japan — is almost certainly an impostor. Far more common than the real thing is a convincing fraud, usually made of ordinary white horseradish, dyed green.

Japan doesn’t even produce enough to fulfill their own demand, I’m almost certain all Wasabi I’ve ever had was fake.

[–] OmnipotentEntity 2 points 11 months ago

Horseradish wasabi is good. I've also had real wasabi, which is even better.