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I’ve never had any experiences with wasabi… but plenty with popcorn 🤔
My first experience with wasabi was painful. I ordered a plate of yakisoba in a restaurant off-base, and they served it on this large platter with a little dime-sized dollop of wasabi AND Japanese mustard. I'd never had either, so being the stupid Gaijin that I am, I just mixed them right into the noodles. About four bites later...
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My first experience with wasabi was painful. I ordered a plate of yakisoba in a restaurant off-base, and they served it on this large platter with a little dime-sized dollop of wasabi AND Japanese mustard. I'd never had either, so being the stupid Gaijin that I am, I just mixed them right into the noodles. About four bites later...
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Eek! That pic is accurate!
 
My first experience with wasabi was painful. I ordered a plate of yakisoba in a restaurant off-base, and they served it on this large platter with a little dime-sized dollop of wasabi AND Japanese mustard. I'd never had either, so being the stupid Gaijin that I am, I just mixed them right into the noodles. About four bites later...
https://media.giphy.com/media/a1o8whrgqeMwg/giphy.gif
Similar except mine was in Japan Air and I thought I might need CPR mid flight. I was 19 and I’ve never been able to eat wasabi since.
Okay, so wasabi is HOT, should that be my takeaway from this?
 
I grew up on jalapeno and chili peppers. Japanese mustard is intensely, painfully hot -- even more than wasabi -- but they're both so concentrated that you really want to spread them around carefully. Eventually I learned to appreciate it.
I was about to type “I’ve never tried mustard“ then I realised that’s probably a given, when I revealed trying my first cookie in 2014 😂 So Japanese mustard is more intense than other types? I’ve never tried Japanese food, and now I think I will be even more hesitant 😱
 
I was about to type “I’ve never tried mustard“ then I realised that’s probably a given, when I revealed trying my first cookie in 2014 😂 So Japanese mustard is more intense than other types? I’ve never tried Japanese food, and now I think I will be even more hesitant 😱
Those two things are really hot, but most Japanese cuisine isn't.
 
My first experience with wasabi was painful. I ordered a plate of yakisoba in a restaurant off-base, and they served it on this large platter with a little dime-sized dollop of wasabi AND Japanese mustard. I'd never had either, so being the stupid Gaijin that I am, I just mixed them right into the noodles. About four bites later...
https://media.giphy.com/media/a1o8whrgqeMwg/giphy.gif
The first time I had sushi I thought wasabi was some kind of avocado paste or something. Picked it up and put it all in my mouth. Realized very quickly that I had made a huge mistake. I quietly wiped it off my tongue onto my napkin & drank my entire glass of water. I was hoping nobody would notice, but my face turned bright red. 😂
 
The first time I had sushi I thought wasabi was some kind of avocado paste or something. Picked it up and put it all in my mouth. Realized very quickly that I had made a huge mistake. I quietly wiped it off my tongue onto my napkin & drank my entire glass of water. I was hoping nobody would notice, but my face turned bright red. 😂
May I suggest being careful about putting unfamiliar things in your mouth?
 
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