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Wasabi (Japanese horseradish) in Nishiki Market in Kyoto, Japan.

Wasabi (Japanese horseradish) is a root vegetable most famous as a grated green paste used as condiment for sushi and sashimi (raw seafood). Wasabi is widely available as a paste or in powder. Wasabi has a strong, hot flavor which dissipates within a few seconds and leaves no burning aftertaste. Cultivation of real wasabi is difficult and expensive. [The Daio Wasabi Farm in rural Azumino City near Matsumoto is one of Japan's largest wasabi farms and a popular tourist destination. Visitors can walk trails through the wasabi fields and purchase wasabi paste, wasabi soft cream, wasabi soba noodles, wasabi beer and wasabi chocolate.] Nishiki Market is a narrow five-block shopping street lined by 100+ shops and restaurants, in Kyoto, Japan. Known as "Kyoto's Kitchen", this lively retail market specializes in all things food related, like fresh seafood, produce, knives and cookware, and is a great place to find seasonal foods and Kyoto specialties, such as Japanese sweets, pickles, dried seafood and sushi. It all started as a fish wholesale district, with the first shop opening around 1310. The market has many stores that have been operated by the same families for generations. Nishiki Ichiba often gets tightly packed with locals and visitors.

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Wasabi (Japanese horseradish) is a root vegetable most famous as a grated green paste used as condiment for sushi and sashimi (raw seafood). Wasabi is widely available as a paste or in powder. Wasabi has a strong, hot flavor which dissipates within a few seconds and leaves no burning aftertaste. Cultivation of real wasabi is difficult and expensive. [The Daio Wasabi Farm in rural Azumino City near Matsumoto is one of Japan's largest wasabi farms and a popular tourist destination. Visitors can walk trails through the wasabi fields and purchase wasabi paste, wasabi soft cream, wasabi soba noodles, wasabi beer and wasabi chocolate.] Nishiki Market is a narrow five-block shopping street lined by 100+ shops and restaurants, in Kyoto, Japan. Known as "Kyoto's Kitchen", this lively retail market specializes in all things food related, like fresh seafood, produce, knives and cookware, and is a great place to find seasonal foods and Kyoto specialties, such as Japanese sweets, pickles, dried seafood and sushi. It all started as a fish wholesale district, with the first shop opening around 1310. The market has many stores that have been operated by the same families for generations. Nishiki Ichiba often gets tightly packed with locals and visitors.
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