However, while many people may think they know what wasabi is, they really only know a version of it. Traditional wasabi is made fresh from the Japanese wasabi plant root or rhizome, ground or ...

The word yakumi refers to the use of traditional herbs and spices. Japanese food wouldn't be the same without favorites like wasabi or yuzu. See how these and more are influencing global food trends.

Normally, people take the wasabi and dip soy sauce here, right? But for me, it means a more traditional way. A piece of the fish, dip — put the soy sauce and wasabi on the middle of the fish.

The two years of cultivation leading up to harvest time in traditional outdoor conditions can be fraught with problems. Wasabi production areas are often pommeled by typhoons and other natural ...

Dining with the Chef Mini introduces traditional techniques and resourceful ... In this episode, chef Rika will teach you how wasabi can be used in more ways than just on sushi and sashimi.