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It should also be noted that 99.9% of all wasabi in restaurants is the wrong species (horseradish), even in Japan.

1letterunixname 3y ago
And it's really hard to grow outside of Japanese shaded stream beds. A few commercial operations have cracked commercial wasabi greenhouse operations, but not many. Bonus: the Japanese indigo industry makes more than jeans and more than one color.
0x00_NULL 3y ago
Came here to say this. I wonder what would happen if these tests were conducted against the fake Wasabi.
mikestew 3y ago
That might be why they gave the study participants wasabi tablets: "More recently, wasabi been rumored to help with cognitive abilities because of its supposed calming effect on the brain. Because of that, it is now sold as a supplement in many health food stores." (emphasis mine) Though I'd probably trust the tablet to be real wasabi about as much as I'd trust restaurant wasabi to be real. Even if the tablets are fake, folks will just forget why they were taking it in the first place.
- darkflame91 3y ago
  > folks will just forget why they were taking it in the first place. Not if the results of the study are true!
- neom 3y ago
  Wonder if putting this in casuals would work? They seem to have a good reputation. https://www.thewasabistore.com/shop/genuine-wasabi-powder https://www.thewasabistore.com/shop/genuine-wasabi-powder I think what they gave them was this: https://www.nomon.jp/en/lineup/wasabi/ https://www.nomon.jp/en/lineup/wasabi/
- mvncleaninst 3y ago
  > Though I'd probably trust the tablet to be real wasabi about as much as I'd trust restaurant wasabi to be real. Even if the tablets are fake, folks will just forget why they were taking it in the first place. You can sometimes find the real stuff (in root form) in Japanese grocery stores, it's just kind of expensive
  - getwiththeprog 3y ago
    Wasabi is now being grown in greenhouses in Oregon, so more of this should drive the price down over time https://www.thewasabistore.com/the-farm-1 https://www.thewasabistore.com/the-farm-1
    - 1letterunixname 3y ago
      Yep. Saw the documentary. It's an understated achievement exponentially more difficult than viticulture.

And it's really hard to grow outside of Japanese shaded stream beds. A few commercial operations have cracked commercial wasabi greenhouse operations, but not many. Bonus: the Japanese indigo industry makes more than jeans and more than one color.

0x00_NULL 3y ago

Came here to say this. I wonder what would happen if these tests were conducted against the fake Wasabi.

mikestew 3y ago

That might be why they gave the study participants wasabi tablets: "More recently, wasabi been rumored to help with cognitive abilities because of its supposed calming effect on the brain. Because of that, it is now sold as a supplement in many health food stores." (emphasis mine) Though I'd probably trust the tablet to be real wasabi about as much as I'd trust restaurant wasabi to be real. Even if the tablets are fake, folks will just forget why they were taking it in the first place.

darkflame91 3y ago
> folks will just forget why they were taking it in the first place. Not if the results of the study are true!
neom 3y ago
Wonder if putting this in casuals would work? They seem to have a good reputation. https://www.thewasabistore.com/shop/genuine-wasabi-powder https://www.thewasabistore.com/shop/genuine-wasabi-powder I think what they gave them was this: https://www.nomon.jp/en/lineup/wasabi/ https://www.nomon.jp/en/lineup/wasabi/
mvncleaninst 3y ago
> Though I'd probably trust the tablet to be real wasabi about as much as I'd trust restaurant wasabi to be real. Even if the tablets are fake, folks will just forget why they were taking it in the first place. You can sometimes find the real stuff (in root form) in Japanese grocery stores, it's just kind of expensive
- getwiththeprog 3y ago
  Wasabi is now being grown in greenhouses in Oregon, so more of this should drive the price down over time https://www.thewasabistore.com/the-farm-1 https://www.thewasabistore.com/the-farm-1
  - 1letterunixname 3y ago
    Yep. Saw the documentary. It's an understated achievement exponentially more difficult than viticulture.