The Wasabi You Eat Probably Isn’t Wasabi

Most of the time, the wasabi you get in a restaurant or buy in a store is fake. It’s actually horseradish that’s colored green. Why? Well, wasabi is a notoriously difficult plant to grow. In fact, it’s considered the most difficult plant in the world to farm commercially. Yet for the past century, the Daio Wasabi Farm in Hokata, Japan, has been growing it successfully with natural spring water from nearby mountains.

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[antagonist]

Have I ever had real wasabi? Man I just don't know anymore

[martinistse]

Just if anyone's curious, the thing that the chef rubs the wasabi against is a shark skin

[Jj-vdes]

I use toothpaste. Lol just kidding. But I'm pissed that I've been eating fake wasabi

[FRISHR]

“Is wasabi an instrument?”
“No patrick, it’s just horseradish.”
*raises hand*
“Horseradish is not an instrument either.”

[hanzazazel]

I wish I had a job that I could say: I can see myself doing this for the rest of my life. I'm good at lots of things, and people pay me to do them, but I haven't had a job yet where I'd want to do it for the rest of my life.

[silentofthewind]

For all of those in the US, you may have had real wasabi IN the US as it can grow in certain parts of the northwest coast, predominantly in Oregon :) Some states do get shipments from there. That's where I experienced my first real wasabi, and I've never had the powdered version again. The difference is tremendous and I've never been able to overcome it!

[martinkritical]

Damn Japanese people have such a determination on what they love to do

[enzolaus]

Plot twist: they accidentaly planted horse radish instead of wassabi

[thephotographer]

1:11 established in 1917 and will be continued for infinty😂😂

[auntjemima]

This is hella interesting thanks for the great quality and great uploads

[StudioRevoct]

If you've ever had Natto, they pack it with Hot Mustard, and after tasting it I felt it was similar to store bought Wasabi. Doing more digging, the fake Wasabi most places use is made with Hot Mustard, which explains the similarity. Real Wasabi is actually a lot milder, and almost has a green tea like aftertaste.

[GODMODE]

Knew about this. But interesting nevertheless to know how rare and difficult it is to grow and distribute wasabi.

[JumboDS]

...this feels kinda weird. I thought that wasabi was always made from horseradish... I didn't know it was its own type of plant

[ivanhernandez]

Why do the videos always end when its barely getting interesting.

[浦田俊豪]

I thought I hated Wasabi my whole life until I tried the real stuff at a restaurant one day. I was confused, wondering why it wasn’t tasting how it normally does until I saw this video.

[TheEutrophication]

I love to see how much love these people put on their work!!

[roykong]

The way in which you format your videos is just nice, organized incredibly engaging and is fulfilling to the eyes

[illtellulatta]

I grow wasabi in a pot under my back porch. It is definitely not the hardest plant to grow. It's probably one of the easiest.

[jaknadle]

The videos on this channel feel like movie trailers to the full video which you never get to watch.

[RobinToTheBatCave]

so wasabi is like the real-world equivalent of nirnroot...