If you knew sushi...

[z111]

From the history of sushi in the USA to the Tokyo Tsukiji fish market with side tours into some of the most fantastic food porn I've ever read

Comments

[christeos_pir]

I've had fresh wasabi. It was okay, not worth the price, and I'm just fine with the funky green medina myself.

[z111]

Does the funky green medina do any kind of reasonable imitation?

[christeos_pir]

The green paste you usually get is really a different taste from the fresh stuff, which was more like fresh grated horseradish. So the green stuff is more concentrated but less fresh. It's like the difference between Skippy's and homemade peanut butter, if the homemade stuff cost you $10 for a tbsp and the Skippy's came free with your dinner.

[christeos_pir]

Actually, the problem with that analogy, from my perspective, is that I like the funky green paste just fine and was unimpressed with the expensive fresh stuff, while I actually prefer natural PB over Skippy's. Maybe I'm still a gaijin after all...