Tokyo — A study conducted in Japan suggests there's more to sushi than just a healthy dose of fish and seaweed. Researchers at Tohoku University found that wasabi, that spicy green condiment ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Wasabi is a small green plant in the brassica family, that means it's related to many cheap and easy to find plants like horseradish, cabbage, or ...

Wasabi paste — or more simply, "wasabi" — is produced by grating the stem of the wasabi plant (the wasabi rhizome). When this stem is grated, the plant's components break down almost immediately, ...

You've probably never had real wasabi, no matter how much sushi you've eaten. The vast majority of wasabi consumed in America is simply a mix of horseradish, hot mustard, and green dye, according to a ...

Japanese cuisine gourmands keen on the snappy, nose-tingling, eye-watering bite of wasabi that accompanies sushi might not know that green daub on their plate may actually be horseradish in disguise.

Wasabi, a plant often used in Japanese cuisine, may have a positive effect on memory. Researchers found that consuming wasabi extract saw “significant” boosts in two aspects of cognition. Experts ...

Wasabi is a spicy, bright-green condiment paste that is frequently served alongside sushi. Also called Japanese horseradish, it's known for its instant kick and lingering flavor that's similar to hot ...

Even if you’ve never eaten it, most people are still familiar with the green, spicy paste served next to sushi or sashimi. That staple of Japanese cuisine is wasabi — or at least it looks like wasabi.

Wasabi, or Japanese horseradish, is a cruciferous vegetable that grows naturally along streambeds in mountain river valleys in Japan. It also grows in parts of China, Korea, New Zealand, and North ...

You’re going to want to sit down and hold onto something steady when I break this news to you: you have probably never actually eaten real wasabi. I know. I’ll give you a second. Your reality has been ...