If you eat a lot of sushi and sashimi, you’re probably pretty familiar with wasabi. What is wasabi, though, other than that dollop of green paste on the side of your plate? This Japanese staple ...

An explanation of the difference between authentic wasabi and the common substitutes found in most restaurants, exploring how ...

Few foods we eat today go back as far as does wasabi. Archeological evidence of its use has been discovered dating back to 14,000 BC, and it was cited in the Honzo Wamyo - Japan's oldest encyclopedia ...

Because no sushi experience would be complete without that dollop of wasabi adding its zing, it may come as a surprise that most sushi lovers have never eaten real wasabi. The pistachio-green paste on ...

Japanese cuisine gourmands keen on the snappy, nose-tingling, eye-watering bite of wasabi that accompanies sushi might not ...

Do you avoid that pasty green stuff that spices up your sushi? Well, a new Japanese study suggests a dab of wasabi on your raw fish and seaweed can boost your memory. The Tohoku University study ...