Wasabi | March 22, 2010 Issue - Vol. 88 Issue 12 | Chemical & Engineering News
Volume 88 Issue 12 | p. 48 | What's That Stuff?
Issue Date: March 22, 2010

What's wasabi, and is your fiery buzz legit?

In most restaurants, horseradish stands in for the real thing
Department: Science & Technology
Keywords: food, Wasabi
Comments
Mina (December 15, 2011 3:53 AM)
yesterday I first ate it and enjoyed it a lot. is there any harm from over eating it?
Anonymous (October 20, 2013 3:16 PM)
Your breasts get smaller and smaller and then your reproductive organ closes
Tiffany Henlon (January 29, 2014 10:45 AM)
wow, sounds like something I wouldn't want to eat too often.
Tiffany Henlon (January 29, 2014 10:49 AM)
wow
Donovan Reeves (February 2, 2012 7:45 PM)
What in the world is the transcription factor? "second paragraph from the bottom"
Michel Van Mellaerts (July 2, 2013 3:46 AM)
Interesting that no mention was made of New Zealand wasabi (www.wasabi.co.nz) who started the medical use of Wasabia japonica in 1990. Their story is on the above website, with more information on wasabi to be found on www.wasabi.org.

True Wasabia japonica (not the coloured horseradish) is being used more and more in the medical field and foods. The Food Safety organizations are coming down hard on horseradish/mustard mixes as the allergen - mustard, is not normally declared.
katrina Darden (December 26, 2013 11:37 PM)
Please enlighten me on the effect wasabi has on cancer cells and if so ,how may it be obtained and used
Tiffany Henlon (January 29, 2014 10:41 AM)
Wasabi is being put in a category with cauliflower and cabbage e.t.c ,what is so great about it?
Robert Buntrock (July 22, 2016 10:38 AM)
The Crucifereae family has a wide variety of plants, most of which produce sulfur compounds. Each has it's own bland and composition yielding a wide variety of tastes. Similarly, the Solanaceae family has a wide variety of plants (tobacco, tomato, nightshade) with a wide variety of toxicity and even foodstuffs.
Hiroshi Fukasawa (July 21, 2016 7:06 PM)
If you have a chance, please visit a wasabi field in Japan. Wasabi ice cream is nice!

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