I have a wasabi plant 2

Posted on 12. Jan, 2008 @ 1:54 pm by in About, Food Views: 1,325

Bigger. Badder. Spicier.

Seriously, compare it to the wasabi of a previous week!

To be continued…

- Harvey

  • http://atypicallife.wordpress.com/ Shane

    Dumb question….so how do you eat it and how do you know when it ready to be eaten? Do ou have to dry it first?

  • http://urutoranohihi.blogspot.com lina

    I was itching to ask the same too…

  • http://www.japannewbie.com harvey

    When the wasabi gets bigger, which this one won’t because it’s in such a small pot, you actually grind the fat stem of the wasabi plant to get the mushy wasabi goop that we enjoy on sushi.

    See the fat end in this image?
    http://www.wasabi.co.nz/images/wasabi%20roots%202.jpg

    that’s what gets ground.

    Actually I’m not sure if that’s the stem or the root. It might be the root actually.

  • http://www.japannewbie.com harvey

    If I were to grind the root of my plant though… It would be dead. So I’ll just nibble leaves. Hah. Normally the leaves are not used in cooking!

  • http://www.joepetrow.com Joe

    You need to stick a webcam in front of it, so we can watch it grow in real time.

  • Kitty

    Joe – great idea on the webcam! Because I thoroughly enjoy activities like watching paint dry. I’m laughing!

    Farmer Harvey!!!

  • http://chinanewbiee.blogspot.com/ kole

    do you have to do anything special to it before eating it?

  • http://www.japannewbie.com harvey

    Nope, just grind and use! In good sushi shops you can see them preparing it sometimes.

    Hey guys, I installed a “subscribe to comments” thing a while ago that supposedly allows you to sign up for email notifications when people reply to posts.

    Is this working for anyone!? Feedback appreciated.

  • Joe

    I’m serious Harvey. There wasa webcast dedicated to watching cheese age 24/7 that had 1.7 million viewers

    http://cheddarvision.tv/

    So I really think there is a market demand for watching your wasabi plant grow.

  • http://chinanewbiee.blogspot.com/ kole

    I’m using your “notify me” alert. Hope it’ll work.

  • http://www.japannewbie.com harvey

    If someone gives me enough money to buy a webcam… I’ll do it!

    But do you guys realyy wanna see wasabi grow? I should carry it around town for a day. That would be hilarious.

  • http://atypicallife.wordpress.com/ Shane

    My step-daughter left me turtles the last time she visited in Japan and they actually came with me on the bullet train because I had no-one to feed them…I sure got some funny looks!!! When we left Japan I didn’t know what to do with them and we went to a local park where they had turtles in a pond and set them free to be with their own. I didn’t think that they would survive and cried like a baby…

  • http://awanta.wordpress.com/ alvarito

    I didn’t know that it was a plant…
    you know where can i buy one? im in spain barcelona

  • http://www.japannewbie.com harvey

    No clue where to buy on in Spain alvarito!

    But I can tell you with certainty that burying wasabi sause in the sand won’t do it!

  • http://www.japannewbie.com harvey

    Alvarito, that photography on your website is great!

  • Trel

    Does anyone know where to buy a wasabi plant here in the US?

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