Wasabi...

Have you ever think how the wasabi that we buy or consume in Japanese restaurant comes from?

Well, wasabi actually is a root vegetable grated into green paste. Fresh leaves of wasabi can also be eaten and have some of the hot flavor of wasabi roots.

For wasabi, the burning sensations when eaten is short-lived compared to the effects of chili paddy. Of course the effect is different and you may feels the blood pumping through your brain. Sometimes it is said that the best time to consume wasabi is when one having running nose. It can stop immediately.

Also, don't be surprised that sometime wasabi need to be imported from China, Taiwan or even New Zealand due to the large consumption in Japan alone.