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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.

The spicy truth about real wasabi

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The spicy truth about real wasabi

The spicy truth about real wasabi

Learn the truth about wasabi (Eutrema japonicum).

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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.

Wasabi rhizomes

Fresh wasabi (Eutrema japonicum) rhizomes for sale.

© Jason Slomovitz/Dreamstime.com

Large, textured green leaves and small clusters of white flowers of the wasabi plant (Eutrema japonicum) growing densely in a field in Japan.

Wasabi leaves and flowers

Wasabi (Eutrema japonicum) plants have large circular to kidney-shaped leaves...

© Olga Dmitrieva/Dreamstime.com

Wasabi farm in Nagano, Japan

Wasabi farm in Nagano, Japan

The streamlike fields are gently flooded to emulate the natural habitat of the plants.

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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.

Sushi rolls

California rolls served with green wasabi paste and pickled ginger.

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