If you're eating real wasabi, you're consuming the stem of a plant, grated and pulverized into a spicy paste. It reportedly has a more complex taste, but needs to be eaten immediately - within 15 ...

If you're eating real wasabi, you're consuming the stem of a plant, grated and pulverized into a spicy paste. It reportedly has a more complex taste, but needs to be eaten immediately - within 15 ...

First off, the texture of fresh wasabi is akin to grated daikon radish, or, if you've never had daikon, my next closest comparison would be to finely grated red-skinned supermarket radish.