Wasabi grown on shelves in a shipping container and in the Yokohama area to boot? And delivered straight to sushi chefs working nearby? Not likely, purists might shout, thinking that Japanese ...

There is a growing trend to utilize wasabi fields -- located in mountainous areas renowned for their pristine spring water ...

If you’ve ever wondered what’s actually in wasabi and why it’s so spicy, you’re in the right place. If you eat a lot of sushi and sashimi, you’re probably pretty familiar with wasabi. What is wasabi, ...

Angela Nelson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning digital editor and storyteller who covered a variety of general interest stories on MNN (now part of Treehugger) from 2014-2019. Wasabi and sushi go together ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nutrients, researchers examined the effect of wasabi, a traditional Japanese spice containing 6-Methylsulfinyl Hexyl Isothiocyanate (6-MSITC) with known anti ...

Japan: wasabi on Matsumoto market in Chubu area on Honshu island. (Photo by: Andia/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Think you love wasabi? Think again – what you think is wasabi may actually ...

Wasabi to sushi is like ketchup to fries, but with a much more pungent kick. However, wasabi is actually rarer than you may realize; there is a good chance you’ve actually never consumed real wasabi.