Tokyo — A study conducted in Japan suggests there's more to sushi than just a healthy dose of fish and seaweed. Researchers at Tohoku University found that wasabi, that spicy green condiment ...

Japanese cuisine gourmands keen on the snappy, nose-tingling, eye-watering bite of wasabi that accompanies sushi might not know that green daub on their plate may actually be horseradish in disguise.

Wasabi paste — or more simply, "wasabi" — is produced by grating the stem of the wasabi plant (the wasabi rhizome). When this stem is grated, the plant's components break down almost immediately, ...

Wasabi grown on shelves in a shipping container and in the Yokohama area to boot? And delivered straight to sushi chefs working nearby? Not likely, purists might shout, thinking that Japanese ...

Japan: wasabi on Matsumoto market in Chubu area on Honshu island. (Photo by: Andia/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Think you love wasabi? Think again – what you think is wasabi may actually ...

You've probably never had real wasabi, no matter how much sushi you've eaten. The vast majority of wasabi consumed in America is simply a mix of horseradish, hot mustard, and green dye, according to a ...

Wasabi, a plant often used in Japanese cuisine, may have a positive effect on memory. Researchers found that consuming wasabi extract saw “significant” boosts in two aspects of cognition. Experts ...