Wasabi

[Magaret]

A [hot spicy] green paste-like sauce used widely in japanese cuisine, especially with sushi. Has a taste reminiscent of [horseradish] or mustard, but much stronger. Real wasabi is made from grinding the stem of the Japanese horseradish plant (wasabia [japonica]) and mixing it with water. However the most common wasabi is fake wasabi, made from European horseradish, mustard and green food colouring.

[Agnes]

A Japanese plant with a thick green root which tastes like strong horseradish and is used in cooking, especially in powder or paste form as an accompaniment to raw fish.

[Kit]

a strong-tasting green root used in Japanese cooking, or a green sauce made from this