Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A very pungent green Japanese condiment made from the root of the herb Eutrema wasabi.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A plant of the mustard family, Alliaria wasabi, cultivated in Japan for its roots, which taste like horse-radish. The grated root is served with the raw fish which forms such a prominent part of a Japanese meal.
Wiktionary
- n. A pungent green Japanese condiment made from the plant Wasabia japonica.
- n. An imitation of this condiment made from horseradish with green dye.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the thick green root of the wasabi plant that the Japanese use in cooking and that tastes like strong horseradish; in powder or paste form it is often eaten with raw fish
- n. a Japanese plant of the family Cruciferae with a thick green root
Etymologies
- From Japanese 山葵 (わさび, wasabi). (Wiktionary)
- Japanese. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“And wasabi is certainly an X factor here … Since you have vast expertise in both champagne and sushi, what do you find works best for you — no dosage or richer, fuller champagne?”
Sushi: an impossible food-wine pairing? | Dr Vino's wine blog
“Even domestically grown wasabi is a rare treat, and should be used sparingly.”
“Powdered wasabi is what is used to make the paste served in restuarants.”
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“You feel deaths hands on you when you take in wasabi but just as quickly they release and you feel alive.”
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - WARNING: This is kinda hard to watch.
“Surprisingly banana and wasabi is not a terrible combination.”
“The wasabi is a huge bonus and with the salad cream, it moderates the nose zing but keeps it tasty.”
“I'm a fan of dill, but the idea of wasabi is really waking up my tastebuds!”
Recipe for Shrimp and Wasabi (or Dijon) Deviled Eggs and a Collection of Deviled Egg Ideas
“The cold soba is the best — it includes dipping sauce, scallions, wasabi, which is turned into a soup at the end of yr meal.”
“I dipped the lobster sashimi in the provided soy sauce and wasabi, which is not a typical condiment in a Chinese restaurant.”
“So instead of yellow mustard, I reached for the spicy Japanese horseradish powder otherwise known as wasabi for this.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘wasabi’.
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set phasers to...
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I've tuned mine to be gentler and kinder
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
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food collection
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Condiments
ketchup, catsup, mustard, relish, mayo, mayonnaise, condiment, horseradish, wasabi, mango pickle, mint chutney, Sabrett's Prepare... and 38 more...
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Herbs: How Fragrant, How Delicious
Delicious scents in an edible nibble.
zedoary, zahtar, yarrow, wormwood, wasabi, verbena, valerian, thyme, Thai basil, tarragon, sweet basil, sorrel and 59 more...
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list of foods to eat before you die
a special food in any culture
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Spices: How Exotic!
That extra something that makes the dish pop.
white pepper, wasabi, vanilla, turmeric, tonka bean, tamarind, sumac, star anise, St. John's bread, Sichuan pepper, sesame seed, sassafras and 70 more...
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Cruciferous Vegetables
The GNU Webster's 1913 tells us that the second meaning for cruciferous is as follows: "Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants which have four petals arranged like the arms of a cross...
broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, kale, kohlrabi, rutabaga, mustard, radish, turnip, arugula, watercress, horseradish and 29 more...
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the first list
an immense, grandiloquent list that loads like a thousand years sentence in stone. new words are in the other lists.
ridiculous, brummagem, predicament, sanctimonious, vapid, eschew, admonish, auspicious, capitulation, enumerate, lachrymose, tenet and 1648 more...
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kat's words
ecumenical, cacophony, clatter, marimba, bamboo, saffron, slice, mercurial, pomegranate, cranky, slipshod, scritch and 511 more...
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kimo2000's Words
pakalolo, miliated, voodoo, vindaloo, hacienda, acquiesce, addlepated, olio, akimbo, apropos, oogenesis, arugula and 181 more...
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imogen's Words
coagitate, cloche, harum-scarum, foxglove, cryptolect, cant, roux, angora, duff, ulysse, schadenfreude, pepperpot and 315 more...
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Words of the Day
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Words That Populate My Mind
This is a collection of words I love, old ones that I love the sound of when I repeat them for years and new ones coined in news articles on up and coming trends and technologies - most of them I k...
aroma, mojo, blithely, fringe, fray, synchronicity, doublespeak, buzzword, thoughtcrime, portmanteau, newspeak, oldspeak and 963 more...
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Words that are fun to say
stipple, carbuncle, dongle, exemplar, misbegotten, gigolo, salubrious, jupiter, propinquity, piglet, tobogganing, supercilious and 309 more...
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exotic spices
unusual spices and kewl sounding spices...
asafoetida, wasabi, tumeric, basilico, cardamom, chervile, fenugreek, imli
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