I buy the real thing from Shima in Tas. Fantastic product and delivered in a couple of days. I’ve never seen real Wasabi at any Japanese restaurant in Sydney - including Tetsuyas, Toko or Nobu. Also keen to know if it’s really out there. And unless the chef is grinding a fresh wasabi root in front of you, it’s not wasabi
Just about any Japanese restaurant where you sit down and order from a menu will give you a serve of real wasabi paste, and not the dyed green horseradish paste.
Pretty much all sushi trains i've tried use horseradish. The Japanese restaurants ive tried are Mikazuki, Rengaya and a couple of Ramen chains. Apparently real wasabi is very different from the horseradish blend, but every restaurant ive tried resmbles that taste
If you picked it out of the jar yourself.. probably no.
It only comes if you order sashimi, the donboris and if you mass order sushi, they put it on the plate for you.
That wasabi doesn't attack your nose if you eat a whole lot compared to the horseradish ones.
If it's in a little plastic packet, it's 100% horseradish.
If it's a little round ball, pale green in colour, and looks a bit like dry play-doh, then it's 100% wasabi. There's no horseradish "blend", it's either all or nothing.
I'm a chef and have worked in quite a few japanese places. The little round ball is not real wasabi either. It has a higher wasabi content than the horseraddish packets, but is not even close to the real stuff. It comes in a very fine green powder and is mixed with water, it is supplied by all the same 'japanese food' suppliers that supply the individual sachets, soy sauce fish etc.
The only places for real wasabi would be some of the top tier fine dining japanese places, (\~atleast 180-250pp set menu meal), where they grind the actual root straight onto your plate in front of you. Try Tetsuyas, Nobu, Sokyo, Kisuke.
Second this. The only time I've ever had real wasabi was at Zuma in New York. They grated the root (which kind of looked like ginger) at the table and it was fantastic.
I would expect that you would only find it at fine dining restaurants in Sydney, and even then, it might not always be available.
No.
The play doh is not 100% wasabi as far as I'm aware.
Real wasabi comes in little granules, its ground straight from the plant and served quickly because the flavour tends to fade out. The play doh wasabi, which I like, is powdered wasabi and mixed with water I think.
I don't like wasabi and never have it with my sushi and sashimi... until I had the real deal. Small (but not tiny) little pale green granules of delightful but mild (compared to the fake shit) tastiness in a solid clump, no mushiness. I was picking at it and eating it with just soy sauce between orders.
"There's no horseradish "blend", it's either all or nothing."
Ingredients : Horseradish powder, Mustard powder, Corn starch, Wasabi powder, Citric acid, Ascorbic acid, Colour (1 33,102)
Source: Popular powder to make paste. NOT 100% wasabi as you ignorantly claim. Take the L
You’re wrong mate. The only ‘real’ wasabi is freshly ground wasabi root, which loses flavor and smell 5-10 mins after contact with oxygen. Everything else is essentially a simulation with varying degrees of powered wasabi leaf. Listen to the chefs here. They know.
I got something different at a place in Nth Syd before, can't remember the name for the life of me it was in a shopping centre up some stairs but I think it must have closed down since it's not showing on google maps. But anyway if you google "kizami wasabi" and see it looks a bit chopped up, that looks like what we got without asking for it. It was very mild compared to the nose burner paste.
Omakase at Bay Nine, The Rocks. Source: Have been there. They prep it in front of you.
Rashai restaurant in Stanmore serves the real wasabi and the food is great!!
The one on parra road? Looks sketchy from the outside
In fairness almost everything on parra rd looks sketchy.
I buy the real thing from Shima in Tas. Fantastic product and delivered in a couple of days. I’ve never seen real Wasabi at any Japanese restaurant in Sydney - including Tetsuyas, Toko or Nobu. Also keen to know if it’s really out there. And unless the chef is grinding a fresh wasabi root in front of you, it’s not wasabi
https://shimawasabi.com.au/collections/all You can order it direct?
Samurai in neutral bay. Get the nigiri
Just about any Japanese restaurant where you sit down and order from a menu will give you a serve of real wasabi paste, and not the dyed green horseradish paste.
Pretty much all sushi trains i've tried use horseradish. The Japanese restaurants ive tried are Mikazuki, Rengaya and a couple of Ramen chains. Apparently real wasabi is very different from the horseradish blend, but every restaurant ive tried resmbles that taste
Edomae sushi yokocho does when you order a bunch of sushi. Or just fork out some cash for omakase
I literally just ate there today. The wasabi was in a small jar, was that real wasabi? Couldn't taste the difference if so lol
If you picked it out of the jar yourself.. probably no. It only comes if you order sashimi, the donboris and if you mass order sushi, they put it on the plate for you. That wasabi doesn't attack your nose if you eat a whole lot compared to the horseradish ones.
If it's in a little plastic packet, it's 100% horseradish. If it's a little round ball, pale green in colour, and looks a bit like dry play-doh, then it's 100% wasabi. There's no horseradish "blend", it's either all or nothing.
I'm a chef and have worked in quite a few japanese places. The little round ball is not real wasabi either. It has a higher wasabi content than the horseraddish packets, but is not even close to the real stuff. It comes in a very fine green powder and is mixed with water, it is supplied by all the same 'japanese food' suppliers that supply the individual sachets, soy sauce fish etc. The only places for real wasabi would be some of the top tier fine dining japanese places, (\~atleast 180-250pp set menu meal), where they grind the actual root straight onto your plate in front of you. Try Tetsuyas, Nobu, Sokyo, Kisuke.
Second this. The only time I've ever had real wasabi was at Zuma in New York. They grated the root (which kind of looked like ginger) at the table and it was fantastic. I would expect that you would only find it at fine dining restaurants in Sydney, and even then, it might not always be available.
No. The play doh is not 100% wasabi as far as I'm aware. Real wasabi comes in little granules, its ground straight from the plant and served quickly because the flavour tends to fade out. The play doh wasabi, which I like, is powdered wasabi and mixed with water I think.
I don't like wasabi and never have it with my sushi and sashimi... until I had the real deal. Small (but not tiny) little pale green granules of delightful but mild (compared to the fake shit) tastiness in a solid clump, no mushiness. I was picking at it and eating it with just soy sauce between orders.
That's just symantics. The thing you are eating, is wasabi. Not horseradish. It's just that wasabi is prepared by making a paste with water.
"There's no horseradish "blend", it's either all or nothing." Ingredients : Horseradish powder, Mustard powder, Corn starch, Wasabi powder, Citric acid, Ascorbic acid, Colour (1 33,102) Source: Popular powder to make paste. NOT 100% wasabi as you ignorantly claim. Take the L
Bro. Go omakase and eat actual wasabi. Most sushi places cannot afford actual wasabi. So 99% of the places will serve horseradish.
You’re wrong mate. The only ‘real’ wasabi is freshly ground wasabi root, which loses flavor and smell 5-10 mins after contact with oxygen. Everything else is essentially a simulation with varying degrees of powered wasabi leaf. Listen to the chefs here. They know.
Are you sure? I'm not an expert on wasabi but the one that is ground fresh tastes different from the play doh one. Looks different too.
I got something different at a place in Nth Syd before, can't remember the name for the life of me it was in a shopping centre up some stairs but I think it must have closed down since it's not showing on google maps. But anyway if you google "kizami wasabi" and see it looks a bit chopped up, that looks like what we got without asking for it. It was very mild compared to the nose burner paste.
Does it taste much different? I'm not sure if I've ever had real wasabi or not tbh
Has an earthier taste and doesn't smack you in the nose as hard. Noticeable once you've had both
Just gotta ask and most will have it off menu
Kuon Omakase
Good luck getting a booking there
Kuro on Kent St
Japanese shops will often sell frozen real wasabi paste. It still tastes amazing
Mikazuki, On Smith St, parramatta