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wasabi

wasabi

5 4.9
A green paste made from the plant root used to add spicy taste to sushi
  • noun
  • /wɑːˈsɑːbi/
translation icon : pasta de wasabi
  • You can mix wasabi into your soy sauce for an exciting dip for your sushi.
  • wasabi paste
  • wasabi sauce
  • soy sauce and wasabi

One of them, without me knowing, was just sitting in wasabi, and I had no fucking idea.

Examples

  • I've made it slightly spicier by adding a little more wasabi to the dish.

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  • He enjoyed adding wasabi to his sashimi for an extra kick of spice.

  • Where do we put the wasabi, man?

  • OK, the wasabi is crawling down my nose.

  • I smear my food with wasabi and cry with pleasure.

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  • My husband loves his soy with the addition of wasabi.

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  • Why is there a wasabi pea in my Asian trail mix?

  • They have an excellent wasabi, ginger, soy salad dressing that works as a marinade and dipping sauce.

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  • Blue lobster, spring onions, bean sprouts sautéed in sesame cream, with a touch of wasabi.

  • The chef served the sushi with a side of wasabi to enhance the flavor.

How Flavorful

wasabi
5 4.9
mustard
167 1.0
hot sauce
34 1.0
condiment
28 2.3
ketchup
123 1.0
mayonnaise
87 1.1
butter
635 1.0

Surface Forms

wasabi singular
wasabis plural

Etymology

Wasabi also names the green paste made from the plant's root and keeps the plant's original name. So when you see wasabi on a menu, it means the spicy green condiment made from that root.