Wasabi
Funnily enough, the wasabi we've all been eating in
Japanese restaurants for many years isn't actually made of only ground
up wasabi root. It is a combination of ingredients which combine to give
the bright heat and zesty flavor we all know and love mixed with soy sauce
and served with sushi. Pure Wasabi root is extremely expensive and a small
jar doesn't really make very much. As far as the flavor difference,
it is kind of like turtles. When you've been going to the candy store
all your life eating turtles, luscious chocolate covered caramel and pecan
creations, and then you get told no, real turtles are at the pet store -so
you go there and find out they are crunchy amphibians, even though they
truly are the "real" turtle, you'll probably, in the long
run, end up back at the candy store. |
