The Wasabi You Eat Probably Isn’t Wasabi
Most of the time, the wasabi you get in a restaurant or buy in a store is fake. It’s actually horseradish that’s colored green. Why? Well, wasabi is a notoriously difficult plant to grow. In fact, it’s considered the most difficult plant in the world to farm commercially. Yet for the past century, the Daio Wasabi Farm in Hokata, Japan, has been growing it successfully with natural spring water from nearby mountains.
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Have I ever had real wasabi? Man I just don't know anymore
@bagginbrooks6573
7 жыл бұрын
Dude, what if you're just in someones' dream?
@antagonist8629
7 жыл бұрын
Stop it guys. Don't make me doubt my existence
@plokijum
7 жыл бұрын
+Your Favorite Dildo Am I real? Am I a imitation of real me but shittier? Should I even exist?
@plokijum
7 жыл бұрын
+Baggin Brooks I bet my existence is at a mercy of someone real. I'm just here because my life is cheap.
@BuetifullPersun
7 жыл бұрын
+First Last (Nickname) I created you when I dreamed about snuggly things last night.
Just if anyone's curious, the thing that the chef rubs the wasabi against is a shark skin
@animon87
7 жыл бұрын
Martin Tse whoooaaa, why?
@MidoriGa95
7 жыл бұрын
Martin Tse waaaaaaaat?
@izanagi21ify
7 жыл бұрын
Aniket Mondal Sharks may look smooth, but upon close inspection, their skin is as rough as sandpaper due to tiny pointed scales. So yes, that traditional grater, called orishigane, is sharkskin.
@emmanuellehyazanandri762
7 жыл бұрын
Martin Tse ah the japanese never cease to amaze me
@momsspaghetti1040
7 жыл бұрын
Martin Tse wow
I use toothpaste. Lol just kidding. But I'm pissed that I've been eating fake wasabi
@mstrainjr
7 жыл бұрын
The same is true of the fish you get at restaurants. Sometimes, you think you're eating salmon or tuna, but it's actually a substitute because of high demand.
@Makendu
7 жыл бұрын
M. Strain Jr. isn't that false advertising ?
@seanpipatkhajonchai4754
7 жыл бұрын
It should be easy to tell wouldn't it though? Both of those fish have such a distinct flavor.
@providence5384
7 жыл бұрын
Sean Pipatkhajonchai that's why added flavor is used to mask the taste.
@seanpipatkhajonchai4754
7 жыл бұрын
Providence a decent sushi place wouldnt hide that shit. Or simplest thing you would have to do is just look at the damn fish if its served in a fillet. Used both tuna and Salmon many times before and both have a unique texture flavor and smell. If they resturaunt is masking the fishes flavor in the first place wtf are you doing there
Plot twist: they accidentaly planted horse radish instead of wassabi
@enzolaus3411
6 жыл бұрын
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@licia2983
6 жыл бұрын
Lol
@SP-oi7cm
6 жыл бұрын
Horse radishe don't look like that dumbass
@grahamcrackers2478
5 жыл бұрын
Perhaps Cow horse radish isn't spelled like that dumbass
@lianglianglin3437
5 жыл бұрын
Woooosh...
I wish I had a job that I could say: I can see myself doing this for the rest of my life. I'm good at lots of things, and people pay me to do them, but I haven't had a job yet where I'd want to do it for the rest of my life.
@BuetifullPersun
7 жыл бұрын
At least you have jobs, I never get job ;-; no talent for me
@hanzazazel412
7 жыл бұрын
not a matter of talent, it's a matter of hard work. take the time to develop the skills you have or want to have and someone will hire you.
@dustintravis8791
7 жыл бұрын
ORDER UP!
@misarabage1359
7 жыл бұрын
Hanz Azazel ikr? I was amazed when he said that. it was the most surprising and pleasing part of the video. that level of dedication and love can only bring the quality product preserved since 1000 years
@patfarmer5371
7 жыл бұрын
What are you skilled at?
Damn Japanese people have such a determination on what they love to do
@bananarama6016
6 жыл бұрын
Martin Kritical I’m Japanese... my determination is at 0.01% xD
@potatopooter4071
6 жыл бұрын
Martin Kritical Thank Japan for the device ur holding tho...
@acrappyartist7262
5 жыл бұрын
I mean most asians that lived in an asian household are like that
@placeholder29
5 жыл бұрын
What about hispanics huh
@markpreston6930
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, and they are perfectionists and loyalists. They haven't done well competing with sweat shops.
Why do the videos always end when its barely getting interesting.
@lillieblue
7 жыл бұрын
Because they understand people have short attention spans and won't watch long videos no matter how interesting. Well not a large amount of people, so if you want them to learn something cool, condense it into under 5 mins.
@wildwildproductions7594
7 жыл бұрын
my vlogs will be much more interesting im posting my first ever vlog tomorrow!!
@huisi9snsd
7 жыл бұрын
So that you get hooked, and wanna find out more about it ON YOUR OWN
@derkdirk3553
6 жыл бұрын
WildWildPRODUCTIONS man I love idiots like you
@sage8092
6 жыл бұрын
WildWildPRODUCTIONS The last u uploaded was 1 year ago... And u said that ur more interresting?!
“Is wasabi an instrument?” “No patrick, it’s just horseradish.” *raises hand* “Horseradish is not an instrument either.”
The real wasabi must taste good ^_^
@lechondre
7 жыл бұрын
Potato Doggo It's spicier, no doubt, but if you put it on oily or fish with liquid, it will counteract the heat.
@Phillyprnc
7 жыл бұрын
It is not spicier than the "fake" stuff. It is more mild and complex and can easily be eaten (tasted) by itself. It is quite expensive to buy at a grocery store. I have bought it on days when the store has a fresh tuna they cut up and sell to everyone. They us a board with shark skin one it to grate it in restaurants. I have not bought one of these.. yet.
@dnguyen253
7 жыл бұрын
Your Favorite Dildo like dissolves like. Capsicum -the spicy part- is hydrophobic. Oil is also hydrophobic. Both attracts each other so when you eat it washes away faster. It's the reason people drink milk after eating really spicy things since milk has fat in it.
@Drivenlemon
7 жыл бұрын
bill nye over here
@samuelwong6448
7 жыл бұрын
where's my drink? It's actually less spicy and has almost a sweet aftertaste, I rarely buy fake wasabi because my dad owns a Chinese restaurant but then he would order stuff from a Japanese supplier ( true world foods ) and bring all the stuff home such as uni, tuna, sea bream, wasabi etc
For all of those in the US, you may have had real wasabi IN the US as it can grow in certain parts of the northwest coast, predominantly in Oregon :) Some states do get shipments from there. That's where I experienced my first real wasabi, and I've never had the powdered version again. The difference is tremendous and I've never been able to overcome it!
Knew about this. But interesting nevertheless to know how rare and difficult it is to grow and distribute wasabi.
@lookmethecat
7 жыл бұрын
You have a one-up on me. I knew that the wasabi that I had when I went out to eat was horseradish, but I didn't know that it was an imitation of real wasabi, I though it had a different name for how it was served/made or it was just a different type of horseradish plant.
1:11 established in 1917 and will be continued for infinty😂😂
@rambot_14o43
4 жыл бұрын
Yah I noticed that too😂
@Rose-ch6lw
3 жыл бұрын
101 years ago actually cause 1917and vid made 2016
@xavierninness394
3 жыл бұрын
@@Rose-ch6lw 99 years actually.
@LinhNguyen.
3 жыл бұрын
@@Rose-ch6lw math 0
My life is a lie
@studyjohansen2150
4 жыл бұрын
New Scene catcher I want to like but you have 150 likes
...this feels kinda weird. I thought that wasabi was always made from horseradish... I didn't know it was its own type of plant
@argyropoeia
6 жыл бұрын
JumboDS64 same, I thought it was a special way of preparing horseradish.
@brandoncooper767
6 жыл бұрын
You’ve never heard of a wasabi bean?
@bluegreene8725
5 жыл бұрын
=
@c0mae
4 жыл бұрын
Brandon Cooper nope
@c0mae
4 жыл бұрын
Ya, same
This is hella interesting thanks for the great quality and great uploads
@Clover-lx8mh
3 жыл бұрын
Been 4 years How are you
so wasabi is like the real-world equivalent of nirnroot...
@RachithaPrasad
6 жыл бұрын
RobinToTheBatCave Oh man that comment reminded me of the crimson nirnroot task. I was so frustrated. But fuck, it was gorgeous down there.
@lettucecat3538
6 жыл бұрын
ohh ur rigggghtt
If you've ever had Natto, they pack it with Hot Mustard, and after tasting it I felt it was similar to store bought Wasabi. Doing more digging, the fake Wasabi most places use is made with Hot Mustard, which explains the similarity. Real Wasabi is actually a lot milder, and almost has a green tea like aftertaste.
I ate real wasabi when I travled to Japan and I've been in this place, I ate this really good falafel like food there and it wasnt as spicy as I thought it would be! It was like a mixture of flavors and overall just really good.
The way in which you format your videos is just nice, organized incredibly engaging and is fulfilling to the eyes
The videos on this channel feel like movie trailers to the full video which you never get to watch.
I actually visited this farm before. It is in the same town my grandparents live. They have delicious wasabi ice cream.
I thought I hated Wasabi my whole life until I tried the real stuff at a restaurant one day. I was confused, wondering why it wasn’t tasting how it normally does until I saw this video.
What?? Did the video just end? It was about to get interesting...
I love to see how much love these people put on their work!!
I used to eat a lot of sushi and wasabi with it... but I dont know if I had eaten real wasabi or not..
@atlantic9656
6 жыл бұрын
dita yudhiswara chances are unless it was a very fancy restaurant the wasabi was false
@TsubasaJPEN
4 жыл бұрын
I mean, have you ever eaten real sushi? Not some sort of Vegetable roll or Avocado rice balls. If it sounds rude sorry, but I heard there are lots of fake sushi restaurants.
@naraindassmittal5747
3 жыл бұрын
@onigiribozu lol wtf really ?
You guys will be surprised how real wasabi taste! It’s not too spicy and gives you complex flavor. They also have Namida Maki which is teardrop sushi in English. That sushi is only wasabi, sushi rice, and seaweed and I love them.
1:51-1:58 he said too much for that one sentence XD
@oisakatoya5575
6 жыл бұрын
he actually said way more things than whats in the sentence probably the translator got tired or something😒
@dcmk4683
3 жыл бұрын
bu bu
@Tycini1
2 жыл бұрын
Dumbing down the sentences of the interviewed foreign person for a brainless viral video be like: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fqp2z9ejotiTgKg.html
I love the songs playing In the background
@valentinumann
6 жыл бұрын
The Yung Milkman im searching for it...
How did wasabi even grow alone? How does it reproduce? Argh wasabi is confusing!
@Yayaytree
6 жыл бұрын
miss dxckie Reproduce? Grow alone? wut
@FelixMomentvm
6 жыл бұрын
TheNotSoAvid well if you see this is a really spoiled treated plant, I mean: spring water at specific temperature
@promontorium
6 жыл бұрын
It naturally grows next to rivers in forests. So it gets those things it needs, fresh cold water and a bit of sunlight let in through the trees.
@deathbyseatoast8854
6 жыл бұрын
i mean. im assuming it would be capable of doing all these things by its self, as it hasnt become extinct in places where it usually lives.
@RikkuTakanashi
5 жыл бұрын
They reproduce via rhizome; the thing we eat, lmao. A lot of plants reproduce that way, like a lot of mushrooms. Basically, instead of producing seeds and dying off completely, plants that reproduce via rhizome, basically grow a new plant from a root so that even if the original plant dies, there's a whole new one. It's actually almost like cloning.
The weed of Japan
@boneprometheus4677
3 жыл бұрын
Lmao
I love this channel!!!!.....it gives history......Facts....and MORE.....
Very enlightening. I'm glad to see this story told. There are too many dupe products hitting global markets and something really needs to happen to discourage it since many can actually be harmful and quite dangerous.
I grow wasabi in a pot under my back porch. It is definitely not the hardest plant to grow. It's probably one of the easiest.
What a stunning place!
I can watch this video again and again on a repetition..... simply loved the videography...
I love this channel so much!
My life has been a lie
@imabun9969
3 жыл бұрын
Why do i see you everyWHERE!
@imabun9969
3 жыл бұрын
No i didnt
@aurora_xx6736
3 жыл бұрын
Tea
@imabun9969
3 жыл бұрын
No i didnt
@mugwithnocoffee2572
3 жыл бұрын
@Sonic Movie Plush no I didn't
0:44 the cleanest canal i ever seen not like in my country.
@dcmk4683
3 жыл бұрын
indeed
These guys are all legends, plantation looks beautiful, would love to go there to visit or even help work with them and pitch in. Beautiful harvests.
This is a very good quality video , more please.
I don’t really like Wasabi but this video made me appreciate the art of it!
Hope GBS able to create a video about how Michelin stars are rated, or better, an interview with someone from the organization 😁😁
One of the few ads that I didn't skip. And it's 3 minutes!
Had the chance to try fresh Wasabi in Japan. Just ordered a plant start, will be growing my own from home
Where's gmo's when ya need em?
@NoSleep_23
6 жыл бұрын
4TG Wither being hated on by literally everyone
@thewitheringproduction1761
6 жыл бұрын
i don't hate gmos
@user-uh2mm9mj3t
6 жыл бұрын
4TG Wither I'd rather eat a real pure wasabi than a wasabi containing a fish and a tomato DNA.
@thewitheringproduction1761
6 жыл бұрын
A random Pokéfan why... in a 8 billion nucleotide strand of dna do you really care if in one place instead of TCA there is TCG? Or do you just not know what gene modding really does?
@PixelBytesPixelArtist
6 жыл бұрын
A random Pokéfan I see how it’s less “authentic” but it doesn’t mean it’s worse. Considering the difficulty and price it would already be batter than the dyed horse radish. Having a GMO farm doesn’t mean that the “organic” stuff will be discontinued either.
Don't worry, people Even most Japanese eat Tubed-FakeWasabi at the level of HomeCooking HonWasabi is too expensive, the cost around 2,000 yen, and you would barely find it at FishMarket like Tsukiji 寿司屋でも香りがいいから、本わさびと粉わさびを混ぜて使っている所が多いよと 市場のおねいさんに聞いたことがあるけどね 本わさびは香りが薄いものが多いから俺もこれに同意するけどね まあChinaの粉物だけは使いたくないというのが俺の結びだな
@pearlonce775
7 жыл бұрын
TetsuKen Zan False, I could easily find wasabi when I was in the fish marked. and that was a month ago.
@Kjbt70
7 жыл бұрын
Pearl Once was it real wasabi tho
@rogermckenzie2716
6 жыл бұрын
TetsuKen Zan china?
@rogermckenzie2716
6 жыл бұрын
Where can you find it in china?
@haryaniezsya3106
6 жыл бұрын
Pearl Once 🌼😂😂
The gardens look wonderful
their fields are beautiful....
People: we've all been eating horseradish painted green Me:
*Saw this video* "MOM WE PACKING UP AND GOING JAPAN" mom "Why honey?" Me "They gave us real wasabi but here they gave us FAKE"
@randomfrostborngamer4377
3 жыл бұрын
Bland
1:10 I love how the sign says that the farm will last for perpetuity. Great optimism
how clear that water is..wow!!!
Now I need to find out how to try the real thing
I always thought horse radish was food for horses
the farm looks amazing
I love this channel
What's the soundtrack?
Makes sense. First and last time I ever tried "Wassabi" was at a sushi spot and I almost threw up at how gross it tasted, but now that I know it was most likey fake wassabi I'm suddenly interested in tasting real wassabi. Especially with some sushi! 🔥
Wow...i had no idea. .amazing japanese stuff.
Amazing thanks for sharing
wasabi is a type of horseradish, they are the same family oof plant. Real horseradish has a temporary heat that hitsb the nasal passage followed by a mild sweetness too.
@oqlapsldim
7 жыл бұрын
not all horseradish is wasabi however
Music (piano track) ?
Japan is such an amazing and beautiful place. I’d love to go someday.
Such fascinating stuff
Hydroponics might be a solution to the demand. There are new methods for growing all types of plants.
@xxshevilxx
7 жыл бұрын
I was thinking of trying to grow some in my rDWC grow, but at $50 lbs it's not worth it. The stuff I grow I get >$100 an oz for, wholesale.
@calholli
7 жыл бұрын
New meth0ds.. l0l... pe0ple have kn0wn all this shit f0r th0usands 0f years... its 0nly recently that we have all bec0me s0 ign0rant
@xxshevilxx
7 жыл бұрын
calholli rDWC and other hydroponic methods of growing are only around 50 years old or so. edit: your best best, hydroponically, would probably be aquaponics since they said it needs stream water.
@calholli
7 жыл бұрын
SentByHim The Egyptians used to flood fields from the nile.. the Chinese grow their rice on hillsides.. thousands of years
@xxshevilxx
7 жыл бұрын
calholli that's not nearly the same as what we're talking about. We're talking about hydroponic growing, not a rice paddy.
I'm honestly ok with the horse raddish, as long as it has a nice flavor I'm not that worried about it not being real wasabi.
That job looks great
I can affirm this, working in a sushi restaurant in Canada, we use fake wasabi. I tasted real wasabi and it is not that different if you don't eat a lot of wasabi, but really, it is way better IMO, it complements a dish (sushi or soba) so well.
“It tastes like real wasibi” The earth is global.
1:11 1917-infinity Big brain time here lad
I'm loving the river they made for the farm
Does anybody know the piece played at the beginning? It got me so pumped for the video. If you know the other pieces played may I humbly oblige you to tell me those too
thought it was common knowlegde that wasabi here in american asian restaurants were horse radish. o,O? the videos beautiful though.
Is horse radish spicy?
@sekritdinos7221
7 жыл бұрын
Carbon Ghetto Queen Yes but it's different than chili spicy. It goes in your nose and feels spicy there more than in your mouth.
Beautiful farm!
That place is beautiful
Have i ever eaten real wasabi? Yes as a matter of fact, i went to a restaurant and they were scrubbing wasabi from a tiny.. root-like-green-plantl
Ah yes *the floor here isn't made out of floor*
It's really cool when you understand enough of another language to follow along without subtitles... I still wish I learned more japanese tho.
I'm gonna test this theory next time I eat out thanks for the information I learned something new today :)
What if we had a *carrot with the wasabi taste.* Then we all could enjoy this expensive plant.
@muhammadsukriramli8041
6 жыл бұрын
genetic engineering??
I had a wasabi challenge one with a friend he ate like a finger of wasabi without feeling anything. And then I tried and cryed in the next 3 seconds and had to ask him to get me milk....And after 2 glasses of milk I was still crying and he felt nothing. This is like my summery of how much I can take.
@sage8092
6 жыл бұрын
Same
@wanderlustandcitydust7851
6 жыл бұрын
SURPRISE I subbed to you
I've been cultivating wasabi up here in the mountains of southwestern Pennsylvania but the rhizomes are very small. I wonder how long it takes to grow larger ones like in this video.
i did not know that its hard to grow nor that ive probably never had the real stuff. its mind boggling
Everyone in the comment section: "My life is a lie."
I don't like Wasabi so....meh
@ZennExile
7 жыл бұрын
How would you even know? You have never had it.
@plokijum
7 жыл бұрын
keep wasabi away from my sushi. Pleaseee
@darko2636
7 жыл бұрын
FAX
@nabielw
6 жыл бұрын
Kawaii Potato you never even had the real wasabi buddy....
@Jun-Kyard
5 жыл бұрын
Zenn Exile the original wasabi is little more spicier know your shit
i already knew this..heard of it waaaaay back...
The wasabi boxes in the supermarket around the street literally says horseradish paste on it
wasabi or not.. I ain't touching that shit
@monkeybusnus
7 жыл бұрын
Yak 😂
@shireenantar5161
7 жыл бұрын
kbbbhhhhhbbĺjbhn
@plokijum
7 жыл бұрын
As japanese, I can tell you that wasabi is just a green shit.
@yak1440
7 жыл бұрын
lol
I always loved horse radish
I was able to attend a wasabi workshop held by the CEO of a wasabi company two years ago, and they let us grate and taste the wasabi plant. it was a pretty amazing experience, watching and tasting the process of freshly-grated wasabi turn from mildly sweet to the familiar pungently spicy kick. Recommend all sushi lovers to try real wasabi if given the chance.
RESPECT. its just amazing how they can keep the culture :)
I wanna try some of that WASABI!!
0:58 you can hear a cat in the backround
Those wasabi fields are just gorgeous
awesome
It may be hard to farm but damn that is a cool looking place to work.
Japanese are really detailed oriented when it comes to something they do. It’s amazing.
When u go here in Japan have the wasabi soba noodles. Best wasabi dish I've tried ever
Oh I didn’t realize they stated that in the video