Wasabi is the ideal replacement, offering a similar yet more refined flavor. However, fresh wasabi root is costly and scarce. If you find it, use it sparingly as a finishing touch in recipes ...

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 ...

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 ...