But real wasabi isn't like the spicy mayo you get at many American sushi ... And, according to testimony from Yoshida, the texture is similar too. "Fake wasabi paste has a very smooth texture ...

MATSUMOTO, Nagano Prefecture--How about some wasabi in your tea? Better yet, how about tea made straight from the leaves of the spicy Japanese horseradish? Shocking as it may seem, even here in ...

Too much humidity ... After 5 minutes the spicy flavour peaks but leave it for 30 minutes and almost all the flavour is gone. All of these factors mean fake wasabi isn't going away any time ...