@plantedinthegarden: Why is #fresh wasabi so #expensive Real #wasabi can cost as high as $160 per kilogram (2.2 lbs) One factor that drives the cost is the difficulty to cultivate it. Wasabi requires very specific conditions, including constant running water, shade, rocky soil, and good temperature year round. It’s not meant to grow in winter hardy zones, but it’s not impossible. Though it is cold tolerant, it can’t survive below freezing temperatures, this means that it needs to be overwintered indoors or put in a warm greenhouse during winter. Also Wasabi has a really short shelf life and they are best consumed freshly grated. The commercial version that we are used to isn’t actually made of real wasabi but instead it is a mixture of horseradish, mustard flour, cornstarch, and green food colorant. I’m one year into this plant and fully committed to grow it now and hopefully we will be able to try fresh Wasabi by next year.

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Friday 24 November 2023 00:19:54 GMT