That's not including shipping charges, and since fresh wasabi root is a highly perishable item, you'll want it at your doorstep fast, which, again, will cost you. I know not everyone's got the ...

Traditional wasabi is made fresh from the Japanese wasabi plant root or rhizome, ground or grated into a paste — but, the truth is, there are a lot of fakes out there. If anyone knows anything ...

The restaurants were long known for allowing customers to grind their own wasabi roots to produce the spicy paste used as a condiment for soba. But they’ve had to mostly give this up.

If you want to be really extravagant, use wagyu beef. An optional ingredient is wasabi - but only use it if you have the fresh root; the prepared stuff is far too strong. Grate the wasabi just ...