Comments on: Wasabi Soy Without the Chemical Burn http://www.lazylightning.org/wasabi-soy-without-the-chemical-burn http://www.lazylightning.org - The South Metro "News" Source! Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:47:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: MSPD http://www.lazylightning.org/wasabi-soy-without-the-chemical-burn#comment-4300 MSPD Mon, 12 May 2008 19:09:45 +0000 http://www.lazylightning.org/?p=654#comment-4300 Wow...is that James Norton of CityPages fame? Bill, I think your blog just hit the big time! If you love wasabi, I recommend finding a sushi place that does marinated tobiko (flying fish roe). Locally, I've had these both at Origami downtown and Bagu in south Minneapolis. I'm sure you can find them elsewhere but it may be a little beyond Osaka or Kami. The last ones I had at Bagu must have been marinating for quite some time -- it obliterated the inside of my nose (in a good way). Besides a nice textural and taste combination (slightly sweet rice, salty/crunchy roe and then the blast of wasabi) they make an attractive presentation. Origami has several marinades so you get a neat little row of sushi -- bright orange, red, black, green. I also discovered the wasabi almonds last summer -- really good. I haven't had them in a while though so can't confirm/deny the dumbing down. Thanks for highlighting good products! Wow…is that James Norton of CityPages fame? Bill, I think your blog just hit the big time!

If you love wasabi, I recommend finding a sushi place that does marinated tobiko (flying fish roe). Locally, I’ve had these both at Origami downtown and Bagu in south Minneapolis. I’m sure you can find them elsewhere but it may be a little beyond Osaka or Kami.

The last ones I had at Bagu must have been marinating for quite some time — it obliterated the inside of my nose (in a good way). Besides a nice textural and taste combination (slightly sweet rice, salty/crunchy roe and then the blast of wasabi) they make an attractive presentation. Origami has several marinades so you get a neat little row of sushi — bright orange, red, black, green.

I also discovered the wasabi almonds last summer — really good. I haven’t had them in a while though so can’t confirm/deny the dumbing down. Thanks for highlighting good products!

]]> By: Bill http://www.lazylightning.org/wasabi-soy-without-the-chemical-burn#comment-4298 Bill Mon, 12 May 2008 15:44:52 +0000 http://www.lazylightning.org/?p=654#comment-4298 James, It certainly has crossed my mind as I am much less affected by spicy foods (like hot sauce) but I remember it simply taking 3 or 4 almonds at most to get that rush and now, even with a handful (~10), nothing is occurring. Perhaps I should get some real wasabi and/or jarred horseradish and see? James,

It certainly has crossed my mind as I am much less affected by spicy foods (like hot sauce) but I remember it simply taking 3 or 4 almonds at most to get that rush and now, even with a handful (~10), nothing is occurring.

Perhaps I should get some real wasabi and/or jarred horseradish and see?

]]> By: James Norton http://www.lazylightning.org/wasabi-soy-without-the-chemical-burn#comment-4297 James Norton Mon, 12 May 2008 15:30:07 +0000 http://www.lazylightning.org/?p=654#comment-4297 Just a brief thought -- it's possible that your resistance to wasabi has gone up, which would make it seem as though the product's been reformulated to be less potent. I used to get that crazy wasabi headrush every time I ate sushi, and now it only happens when I put a dime-sized glob of wasabi paste on my chopsticks and suck it down. Of course, you may be totally right about them taming the product, too. Just a brief thought — it’s possible that your resistance to wasabi has gone up, which would make it seem as though the product’s been reformulated to be less potent. I used to get that crazy wasabi headrush every time I ate sushi, and now it only happens when I put a dime-sized glob of wasabi paste on my chopsticks and suck it down. Of course, you may be totally right about them taming the product, too.

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