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Wasabi, beloved on sushi, linked to "really substantial" boost in memory, Japanese study finds (www.cbsnews.com)

submitted 11 months ago by flumph to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Maybe that's why I remember the first time that I had wasabi. Oh wait, it's because my mouth was on fire.

Jokes aside, I'm a tiny bit sceptic on the claim due to the funding. Good news for sushi enjoyers if true, though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I’ve never met anyone that likes wasabi, so I’m skeptical about every claim in this headline

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I like wasabi.

I think the study is probably irreproducible bullshit, but at least I like wasabi.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Now the question is, has anyone here actually had wasabi?

But here's the rub: That tangy paste served up at nearly all sushi bars — even the ones in Japan — is almost certainly an impostor. Far more common than the real thing is a convincing fraud, usually made of ordinary white horseradish, dyed green.

Japan doesn’t even produce enough to fulfill their own demand, I’m almost certain all Wasabi I’ve ever had was fake.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Horseradish wasabi is good. I've also had real wasabi, which is even better.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I like it in small amounts in sushi, plus in a few other dishes (like my "undead raising" lamen. It gets wasabi, black pepper, red pepper and ginger. If whatever you have ends killing you, don't worry - the mix will make your body move again!)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

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