I want to obtain a taste very similar to wasabi, but without wasabi ingredients. How do I do it?
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2are you looking for taste or heat? – sarge_smith Aug 12 '11 at 17:02
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@sarge What do You mean by heat? – user712092 Aug 13 '11 at 18:14
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2It means the spicy taste. – apaderno Aug 15 '11 at 05:06
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@kiamlaluno yes, that. – user712092 Aug 18 '11 at 15:55
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A good portion of the "wasabi" that you buy is a mixture of western horseradish, mustard, green food coloring, and occasionally, a token amount of actual wasabi.
So if that's the experience you're trying to replicate, use western freshly grated (or prepared) horseradish and a small amount of powdered mustard.
Having eaten fresh wasabi, I can say that the sensation is more pronounced than the taste. If you're trying to mimic freshly grated wasabi, you're going to have a harder task ahead of you, but the primary objective will be to find ingredients that have a clean aroma but have a marked pungency. Freshly grated western horseradish comes pretty close, though there is a difference.
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horseradish is a common substitute for wasabi.
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1Most of the "wasabi" that you can buy is not really wasabi, but a mixture of horseradish and other things. – Astra Aug 26 '11 at 22:22