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Nasturtium

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Nasturtium

Both the flowers and the leaves of this plant are edible. I'm told that the flowers aren't particularly tasty, but the leaves have a fragrance similar to wasabi, the root ground and eaten with sushi.



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Hello there! Is wasabi really made from nasturtiums?!

17 Oct, 2007

 

Hi Lyndsay! Wasabi is made from a different plant but the leaves of this nasturtium smell similar to wasabi. Real wasabi, or Japanese horseradish, is a member of the cabbage family.

17 Oct, 2007

 

Hi Peter. Real Wasabi is surprisingly, actually a member of the Mallow family (Malvaceae).

Hope you don't mind the correction.

23 Sep, 2009

 

Peter, I'm not even going to edit my last post as I will stand by my foolishness!!!!

You are quite correct, Wasabi is a member of the Cabbage family/Bassicaceae. I have just checked it up. I had always been led to believe that is was a member of the Malvaceae but after checking up........oh dear!

I shall go and stand in a corner........:-(

23 Sep, 2009



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