• Drusas@kbin.run
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    5 months ago

    Fresh wasabi is available at one of the stores near me very occasionally and it’s always been $99.99/lb.

    I buy it every time it’s available. You only buy a little, so it usually works out to something like eight or ten bucks for a good few servings. Not really expensive at all.

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      5 months ago

      Yeah that’s exactly the price of mine too! A lot of people talk about how expensive it is, but it’s definitely cheaper than high quality fish which can cost as much or per pound, and you need a lot more than just a small rhizome.

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        5 months ago

        You’re not gonna survive off of wasabi. Fish without seasoning isn’t going to taste very good but it’s food.

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          5 months ago

          Well yeah, but you can get cheap fish for less than the wasabi. I meant more like, if you’re gonna spend some money on higher quality ingredients, may as well spend $8 for wasabi.

          Most of the seasoning for sushi can be had for cheap and would still taste good, thankfully. Wasabi is more an undertone anyway