Many people are used to seeing wasabi in a form of a green paste and usually by sushi dishes. But in real life Wasabi is pretty much another Vegetable plant that is also known as Japanese Horseradish, or Wasabia Japonica, or Cochlearia wasabi, or Eutrema japonica. Wasabi is a member of the Brassicaceae family, in other words, it’s in the same family as Mustard, Horseradish, and Cabbage. Typically Wasabi is used as a condiment, especially for sushi and/or rice. Since it’s pretty difficult and expensive to grow and keep wasabi plants, people began to make a very similar tasting product called Western Wasabi which consists of Western Horseradish, Mustard, and Green Food Coloring.
Usually people can buy the Wasabi roots, Wasabi leaves, or Wasabi paste. The root should normally be grated, ground, or sliced before consuming it. When you decide to enjoy some of the Wasabi Paste with your sushi or other foods, then make sure that you don’t wait for too long before eating it because the flavor of Wasabi in Wasabi paste begins to evaporate after about 15 minutes. Also, remember to take just a little at a time of Wasabi Paste into your mouth, because if you take too much then you’ll feel it burn your tongue and maybe your nose. Continue reading
Kelp, seaweed, and sea vegetable are pretty much the same thing, and they come from the order of Laminariales. Kelp usually grows in underwater forests of some shallow ocean places. People use seaweed for rice, sushi, salads, soups, or instead of salt. The Nutrients that you will find in Raw Kelp are:
Ginger is a root from a Ginger Plant. People use ginger in many fruit and vegetable dishes. Most common use of Ginger is probably when it is used as a spice with Sushi. The Ginger Root has these kind of nutrients:
Avocado is an important fruit for our bodies too, yes it is a fruit and not a vegetable. Avocados are good with soups, guacamoles, salads, sandwiches, and sushi. Here is the list of the nutrients in Avocado fruit: