S&B - Wasabi in Plastic Tube (Family Size) 3.17 Oz.

by S&B

Product Features

• Wasabi is a flavor/spice essential to Japanese cuisine, particularly sushi
• This wasabi is already prepared (no mixing or adding of water required) & comes in a resealable tube
• Need a lot of wasabi? This family size tube ensures you won't run out
• Net Wt. 3.17 Oz.

Product Description

S&B - wasabi in plastic tube (family size) 3.17 oz. one of the most popular products all over the world. Serve with soy sauce as a dipping sauce for Sushi, Sashimi or a flavoring in Soba noodle, Udon noodle etc. It also adds zest to Steak, Seafood salad, Dim Sum and the other Chinese dishes.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2 x 2 x 4 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0002YGSAU
• UPC: 074880022018
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,146 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)
  • #1 in Grocery & Gourmet Food > Condiments > Wasabi

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not real wasabi, but so what? Still great on sushi!, May 24, 2009

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buru buru piggu (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: S&B - Wasabi in Plastic Tube (Family Size) 3.17 Oz. (Misc.)

Several reviewers point out that this product is made with horseradish, not real wasabi, and gave it a low rating because they perceive it to be "fake". Yes, horseradish is much inferior to real wasabi in taste qualities, but I think that is missing the point. Very few people outside of Japan know what real wasabi tastes or even looks like, so the point is moot. If you are looking at any kind of prepared "wasabi" product, chances are almost 100% that it will be Western horseradish (seiyo wasabi) and not Japanese wasabi. Don't expect to find 100% pure wasabi in a tube.

Japanese routinely eat sushi with "fake" wasabi, so there is no stigma against it. Real wasabi is too prized and scarce to grind up in large batches and let sit around. Once grated, real wasabi loses its pungency very quickly in the presence of oxygen (within 15-20 minutes). When presented to diners, wasabi is offered as a small root placed on top of a grater so you can grind the paste yourself.

Few Japanese people expect real wasabi except at fine sushi restaurants. Everywhere else, it's this horseradish stuff dyed an unnatural shade of green, either offered as a tube or a ball of "wasabi clay" made from powdered horseradish. Real wasabi is notoriously finicky about its growing conditions and difficult to cultivate. What quantities not quickly snapped up by restaurants are sold to end consumers fresh as thumb shaped roots. Availability was sporadic and unpredictable in my supermarkets when I lived in Japan, and most people are happy with buying prepared wasabi substitutes like this for everyday use. S&B tube wasabi is commonly found in Japanese grocery stores and homes. It is also included as little squeeze packets in supermarket sushi sets.

If you ever have the chance to try real wasabi, do it! The taste is so different and hard to describe.. it has a sort of sweetness and pleasant pungency that horseradish cannot reproduce. Horseradish just gives you that powerful nasal burn. Real wasabi doesn't.

That having been said, S&B is an excellent sushi condiment when real wasabi isn't practical or available. I have used it for many years and will continue to use it. The paste easily dilutes into the soy sauce and coats sushi and sashimi well.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use but..., June 18, 2010

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Sushi Fan 99 (Arlington, Va United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: S&B - Wasabi in Plastic Tube (Family Size) 3.17 Oz. (Misc.)

S&B Wasabi is very easy to use. It is packaged in a nice squeese tube. However, the so-called wasabi just tastes like horseradish made with green food coloring. If you are a picky fan of sushi as I am, it might be best to look elsewhere for the wasabi experience that you are looking for.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wow, that's hot., March 18, 2010

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Jana Taylor (Iowa, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: S&B - Wasabi in Plastic Tube (Family Size) 3.17 Oz. (Misc.)

I would like to start off by saying I'm no expert on food - especially sushi. But I know I like sushi so much so that I learned to make it at home rather than go out to an expensive restaurant to get it. So I bought some wasabi because you can't really have sushi without it in my opinion.

Some reviewers don't like this because they claim it isn't real wasabi. That may be true - I don't know quite honestly. I just know that although the texture was a little creamier than what I got in a restaurant, it still did the trick. It was very hot and I really liked it. But use VERY sparingly. I made the mistake of putting too much on, I thought it wouldn't pack a punch and wow was I wrong.

This tube will last me quite awhile. I have made three batches of sushi and I haven't hardly put a dent in the bottle yet.