Wasabi

The oldest record of wasabi as a food dates back to the...

• 8th century AD

• 10th century AD

• 3rd century BC

• 19th century AD

The popularity of wasabi in English-speaking countries has coincided with that of sushi, growing steadily starting in about...

• 2000

• 1970

• 1980

• 2010

Due to constraints that limit the Japanese wasabi plant's mass cultivation and thus increase its price and decrease availability outside Japan, what plant is generally used in place of the Japanese wasabi?

• Chili pepper

• Horseradish

• Carrot

• Potato

In some high-end restaurants the paste is prepared when the customer orders and is made using a grater to grate the stem; once the paste is prepared, if left uncovered, it loses flavour in...

• 40 minutes

• 12 hours

• 1 hour

• 15 minutes

Fresh wasabi leaves can be eaten raw, having the spicy flavor of wasabi stems, but a common side effect is...

• Headache

• Diarrhea

• Vomit

• Drunken-like feeling

As of 2016, which Japanese prefecture produced more Wasabi than the others?

• Kochi

• Nagano

• Shizuoka

• Iwate

As the demand for real wasabi is higher than what can be produced within Japan, Japan imports copious amounts of wasabi!

• False

• True

A special wasabi grater is highly suggested because it breaks down the wasabi plant.

Such a grater has its own name, which is...

• Wasabi-dono

• Wasabi-sama

• Wasabigane

• Oroshigane

Wasabi was used to prevent...

• Drunkness

• Migraine

• Food poisoning

• Back pain

Excavations of archeological remains have revealed that Japanese ate wasabi (wasabia japonica Matsumura) as early as...

• 200 AD

• 1000 BC

• 14000 BC

• 5000 BC