Living in a Prefecture that grows 80% of all wasabi in Japan, I thought it was about time I came up with a few recipes with wasabi!
I fully understand that wasabi and wasabi paste is not readily available outside Japan, but if you have the chance to get at least a tube of real wasabi, I a a few recipes for you that requires only a little of the precious stuff.
Bear in mind that wasabi is a natural medicine by itself, one more reason for you to buy some.
The present recipe also include yama imo/山芋, or long yam, which also so good for stamina and health!
Vegan Japanese Snack: Imo & Wasabi
INGREDIENTS: For 2 people
-Long yam (fresh): 7 cm long piece
-Mitsuba/Trefoil/Japanese honeywort
-Dry seaweed/nori: as appropriate
-Soy sauce: 1 teaspoon
-Wasabi paste: 1/2 teaspoon
-Soy sauce for “washing”: 1 teaspoon
RECIPE:
-Peel the yam and cut into pieces of your preferred size.
If you are sensitive to the yam “juice”, freeze it first!
-Boil the trefoil lightly and for only a short time. Drain and press water out. Add the soy sauce “for washing”, mix and press the the trefoil again!
Cut the trefoil into 1 cm long pieces.
-In a bowl mix the yam and trefoil with the soy sauce and wasabi. Mix well.
Place in serving dish topped with dry seaweed cut into short thin strips.
-You may add many green leaf veg to this recipe of course and decorate it with sliced red radihes for example!
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How wonderful! I had no idea that my beloved wasabi has medicinal uses…please share, what does it do?
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Dear Friend!
Greetings!
Her are the health facts on Wasabi:
-Wasabi is a natural medicinal herb as it contains big amounts of Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin B2 ad C.
-Combined with vinegar, or mustard, or ginger, helps combat fppd poisining, obesity and helps blood flow.
-Combined with Chinese cabbage, or cabbage, or yam, helps combat ulcers and cancer.
-Combine with onion, or leek, or galic chive, helps combat blood vessel ageaing and heart diseases, as well as preserve skin health.
-Combined with chili peppers, or umeboshi/Japanese pickled plums, or orange, or grapefruit, helps appetite and quick illness recovery, helps skin rejuvenation and helps combat ageing.
Check for more information:
https://shizuokagourmet.wordpress.com/wasabi-all-you-need-to-know/
Cheers, Robert-Gilles
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Looks interesting!
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More coming, mate!
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