S&B Wasabi Powder, 2.2-Pound

This is the stuff. The real deal. use to make all your wasabi dishes, steak, sushi, nuts noodle salad etc. A+

You got two pounds of Wasabi Powder for 15 bucks. What do you expect? Freeze dried Wasabi flakes organically sourced and ethically produced while telling them bedtime stories? Laughable at best.Yes there is filler, because it thickens the wasabi better than normal pastes. Normal pastes ask for 2-1 (Powder to water) ratios in order to make the paste, but this is almost 1-1. That means you save money yes, but the flavor will be more dull than the stuff that costs four times the price. Also if you really want to be pretentious you should be spending 100 dollars a pound with your pinkies up while you grate the root directly with a fancy grater. Real fresh Wasabi only keeps it's heat for 15-20 minutes before breaking down, but horseradish can go all night baby.If you were expecting better for four times less I've got some news for you. It costs money to produce and sell products and the prices reflect that.I got this product to add another depth of flavor to some of my fried foods. Wasabi, Horse Radish, and Mustards get their heat from Allyl isothiocyanate, which unlike Capsaicin is not oil based. Heat from Capsaicin can last tens of minutes or for some people cause a more severe reaction, whereas Allyl isothiocyanate can be cooled almost immediately by liquids or any compound containing oils such as milk, water, and if your at a sushi bar the rice and oily fish. This means my oily Japanese fried chicken gets a light kick on the outside that is relieved by the oily fats from the chicken within. It creates a flavor combo that packs a punch but wont knock you off the stool.

Just received the package. Quick shipping, too! This stuff is better than advertised, as it's about twice the pungency and flavor as what I'm used to buying. Very economical too, as I broke down the big 1-Kilo bag into 3 bags and a glass air-tight jar. I vacuum-sealed the bags, then put each bag in another vacuum bag and sealed it. I'm sure I'll have fresh Wasabi Powder for years to come!If you buy this product, you'll soon find out that a little goes a loooong way! I used 5 tablespoons of the powder to 3 tablespoons of water, and it came out perfect ! ! ! I had to do it at "arms-length", though! It does give off "fumes" that will take your breath away! Ha! Ha! I immediately put the paste into an airtight container, and stuck it in the 'fridge to get cold. That intensified the flavor and pungency of it, I'm sure.There was enough Wasabi paste to go around for about 120 pieces of Sushi I'd made for a friendly gathering of folks. Even some left over after the party. This stuff is the "REAL DEAL", and when I run out I'm sure I'll be buying S&B Wasabi Powder again.

Please note this is NOT real wasabi. Amazon really needs to update this product's page, because unless you real the description (or click the image with all the text and really zoom in to the first paragraphs), you won't know that this is *imitation* wasabi. This is just flavored horseradish that had wasabi flavor and color. Very similar, but different if you know what you're looking for.But for most people who can't taste the difference (because they don't try it that often), this is good enough to pass as wasabi without anyone ever batting an eye.It's good-tasting, cheap, and adds a nice bit of heat when adding to sushi or soup. Love it. Will buy again.

Delivery on time. Good product as described.

The first time I ordered this product I received what is shown in the picture. It was AWESOME wasabi, we used it in my sushi restaurant and EVERYONE commented on the quality. We were very happy to order again . . . HOWEVER the second order was delivered in a clear plastic pouch in side a foil pouch, not the package shown. The product was hideously inferior with a strange smell and a chemical taste. After mixing with water a strange brown oil rises to the surface and for the first time EVER I had a wasabi sauce made with this product go bad. I reiterate I have NEVER had a daily made sauce go bad before. Do yourself a favor look for someone else selling the pictured product, this seller doesn't mind substituting.

Best green colored dehydrated, horseradish powder I’ve ever had! If you eat as much sushi as my family, you would have to be crazy to buy the little containers for 599 at the grocery store when this is available. Although my local sushi restaurant told me they purchased the same product for nine dollars a bag..