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A pile of fresh wasabi rhizomes (Eutrema japonicum) with rough, knobby green skin, displayed for sale at a fish market in Tokyo, Japan. Large, textured green leaves and small clusters of white flowers of the wasabi plant (Eutrema japonicum) growing densely in a field in Japan. Wasabi farm in Nagano, Japan Six California sushi rolls coated with orange fish roe are arranged on a plate with a small mound of green wasabi paste and pink pickled ginger.
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  • Melissa Petruzzello
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Add new Web site: WSU Extension Publications - Growing Wasabi in the Pacific Northwest. Oct 17, 2026
Add new Web site: Scientific Data - High-quality Chromosomal-Level Genome Assembly of the Wasabi (Eutrema japonicum) ‘Magic’. May 13, 2026
Revised media and corrected display issue. Feb 24, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Antibacterial Activities of Wasabi against Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Staphylococcus aureus. Nov 28, 2025
Taxonomy box added and spellings revised. Aug 14, 2025
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Genetics - The reference genome and organelle genomes of wasabi (Eutrema japoniacum). Jul 26, 2025
Add new Web site: Macquarie University - Wasabi Eutrema japonicum A sushi essential (PDF). Mar 20, 2025
Add new Web site: Scientific Data - High-quality Chromosomal-Level Genome Assembly of the Wasabi (Eutrema japonicum) ‘Magic’. Dec 11, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Wasabi, A Promising Alternative for the Biodeterioration Control of the Egyptian Archaeological Papyri. Aug 16, 2024
Add new Web site: BBC News - Wasabi: Why invest in 'the hardest plant to grow'? Jul 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Washington State University - Growing Wasabi in the Pacific Northwest. May 14, 2024
Add new Web site: WebMD - Wasabi - Uses, Side Effects, and More. Apr 03, 2024
Add new Web site: Utah State University - Digital Commons - Wasabi in the Garden. Feb 20, 2024
Add new Web site: North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox - Eutrema japonicum. Oct 31, 2023
Add new Web site: Academia - Wasabi - Japanese Horseradish. Aug 22, 2023
Add new Web site: Utah State University - Yard and Garden - Wasabi in the Garden. Jul 11, 2023
Add new Web site: Healthline - 6 Promising Health Benefits of Wasabi. May 05, 2023
Add new Web site: Verywell Fit - Wasabi Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits. Mar 23, 2023
Add new Web site: Verywell Fit - Wasabi Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits. Feb 10, 2023
Add new Web site: The Spruce - How to Grow Wasabi. Mar 01, 2022
Corrected display issue. Dec 09, 2021
Media added. Mar 18, 2020
New article added. Mar 18, 2020
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