Food: Real wasabi (Wasabia japonica) is so rare and expensive…

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Did you know? Real wasabi (Wasabia japonica) is so rare and expensive ($300/kg) that 99% of wasabi outside Japan is actually horseradish with green dye and mustard. The plant grows only in cold, flowing mountain water — hard to cultivate commercially.

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Real wasabi (Wasabia japonica) is so rare and expensive ($300/kg) that 99% of wasabi outside Japan is actually horseradish with green dye and mustard. The plant grows only in cold, flowing mountain water — hard to cultivate commercially.

Echte wasabi (Wasabia japonica) is zo zeldzaam en duur ($300/kg) dat 99% van wasabi buiten Japan eigenlijk mierikswortel met groene kleurstof en mosterd is. De plant groeit alleen in koud, stromend bergwater — moeilijk te kweken commercieel.

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