I have a wasabi plant 2
Posted on 12. Jan, 2008 @ 1:54 pm by harvey in About, Food
Bigger. Badder. Spicier.
Seriously, compare it to the wasabi of a previous week!
To be continued…
- Harvey
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Shane
Jan 12th, 2008
at 16:55
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?
lina
Jan 12th, 2008
at 18:49
I was itching to ask the same too…
harvey
Jan 12th, 2008
at 23:27
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.
harvey
Jan 12th, 2008
at 23:33
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!
Joe
Jan 13th, 2008
at 02:16
You need to stick a webcam in front of it, so we can watch it grow in real time.
Kitty
Jan 13th, 2008
at 03:13
Joe – great idea on the webcam! Because I thoroughly enjoy activities like watching paint dry. I’m laughing!
Farmer Harvey!!!
kole
Jan 13th, 2008
at 10:08
do you have to do anything special to it before eating it?
harvey
Jan 13th, 2008
at 10:50
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
Jan 13th, 2008
at 20:02
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.
kole
Jan 14th, 2008
at 00:48
I’m using your “notify me” alert. Hope it’ll work.
harvey
Jan 14th, 2008
at 10:28
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.
Shane
Jan 15th, 2008
at 09:43
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…
alvarito
Jan 19th, 2008
at 07:44
I didn’t know that it was a plant…
you know where can i buy one? im in spain barcelona
harvey
Jan 20th, 2008
at 01:54
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!
harvey
Jan 20th, 2008
at 10:32
Alvarito, that photography on your website is great!
Trel
Feb 10th, 2008
at 01:46
Does anyone know where to buy a wasabi plant here in the US?