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The heat is on

If your only interaction with wasabi has been via the green paste that comes with sushi, then you might not have tasted wasabi. That hot condiment is most likely to have been made from horseradish that has been coloured wasabi green.

Horseradish is a close relative of wasabi but lacks its complex flavour. Horseradish-derived wasabi paste is made from the root of the horseradish plant, while true wasabi paste is created

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