Real Wasabi

[Shel_B]

I've been thinking about making a pesto from the leaves, maybe the stems as well.

[liuzhou]

On 6/24/2024 at 1:48 AM, rotuts said:

its expensive to manufacture ,as it grows in a ' pond like ' aquaculture  it seems 

 

No. It grows in or on the banks of fresh running water, usually in mountainous areas.

[liuzhou]

I grated some today to use as a garnish on a homemade hamburger. Worked well. I'll do that again.

 

(Can't see McDonald's taking it up, though.)

[haresfur]

2 hours ago, liuzhou said:

 

No. It grows in or on the banks of fresh running water, usually in mountainous areas.

Kind of somewhere between. It grow in running water but extensively modified from natural streams 

[liuzhou]

On 7/1/2024 at 3:40 PM, haresfur said:

Kind of somewhere between. It grow in running water but extensively modified from natural streams 

 

I'm sorry but in what way does a stream, 'modified' or not, become to be between a stream and a pond? Ponds contain still water; streams have running  water.

 

I've visited a number of wasabi farms; none were anything like ponds.

 

 

 

Edited July 16 by liuzhou (log)

[haresfur]

It grows in an aquaculture system that uses running water, not a natural stream. 

 

And the water in ponds moves, just more slowly than what we usually call streams. It is simply a question of degree. The aquaculture system needs to provide the right amount of flow in the right depth of water over a larger area than you would find on the unmodified banks of running water that you would find in mountain streams. 

[liuzhou]

18 minutes ago, haresfur said:

It grows in an aquaculture system that uses running water, not a natural stream. 

 

 

Maybe sometimes. All the farms I've visited, two in Japan and three in China are in mountainous areas and use natural streams. The only 'modification' was some landscaping.

 

 

Edited July 1 by liuzhou (log)

[rotuts]

So .....

 

it seems the Wasabi trip to 1/2 Moon Bay id Off ?

 

ws it ever On ?

[Shel_B]

13 minutes ago, rotuts said:

it seems the Wasabi trip to 1/2 Moon Bay id Off ?

 

ws it ever On ?

The Wasabi growers never got back to me. I called - twice - and sent them a message through their online contact form.

 

I would love to go down there.  A friend was going to accompany me, and she is somewhat disappointed that I've not heard back.

[Duvel]

42 minutes ago, Shel_B said:

The Wasabi growers never got back to me. I called - twice - and sent them a message through their online contact form.

 

I would love to go down there.  A friend was going to accompany me, and she is somewhat disappointed that I've not heard back.

Then go to a farm that really values its customers (and show your commitment to the cause) 😎

 

https://www.daiowasabi.co.jp

[Shel_B]

15 minutes ago, Duvel said:

Then go to a farm that really values its customers (and show your commitment to the cause) 😎

There is another farm in the general area and I plan to contact them after the weekend when my upcoming schedule is better established.  If I go, it's for me, not for a "commitment to the cause," whatever that cause may be.

[liuzhou]

I replenished my wasabi today by purchasing another root / rhizome. With it this time came this oroshigane (おろし金 or 下ろし金 ), also known as oroshiki (下ろし器). It is a metal wasabi grater of the type which have widely replaced the traditional sharkskin variety - same no kawa orishikin (サメの皮おろし金) as shown above.

 

 

It is a fine grater but still rougher than the sharkskin type.  No holes as found in western graters. I'll use both depending on application.

 

 

Edited July 16 by liuzhou (log)