Friday, March 6, 2015

Wasabi 8 Health Benefits

Wasabi Plantation
Wasabi… What is it?!?  You know that green mushy guacamole like stuff you have probably seen in Japanese Restaurants.  Only thing is, it tastes nothing like Guacamole!
I moved from a small town in Texas to California when I was 17 years old, I had never been to a Japanese restaurant, let alone heard of Wasabi.  When I was served wasabi and ginger for the first time, this small town girl  assumed it was Guacamole and put the entire wasabi ball in her mouth, yes, me… I did that!
I literally thought I was going to die! I couldn’t breath, I couldn’t think, I couldn’t speak, I was in so much pain… all the while, a restaurant full of people were all really really laughing at me and I still had no idea what was happening!  Thank goodness I am actually laughing as I write this and find it very funny today.  It was a great way to learn not to assume anything about anything- especially food!
So seriously… what is Wasabi?!? Does it really have healing properties?
ワサビ