This is acopy of a post(S) from my gardening group. Ha s anone seen live Wasabi roots NOT powered muck etc >Reply-To: gardeners@globalgarden.com > >>At 7:07 AM +1100 2-2-98, Margaret Lauterbach wrote: >>>>It must depend on the country of origin. My sister tried to bring in >>>>>>>one of the roots from which wasabe is made when she came from Japan >>>>>>>last summer. >>>>>>Amazing the Japanese didn't sushi you first. >>>>>>Iit is illegal to export from japan >>>>>>They hate anyone else to have it and have an absolute monopoly on its >>>>>>production. >>>>>>Just as the Dutch did in the early days of the spice trade. >>>>>Wanna bet? They're selling it in the Berkeley, Calif. area I hear. >>>Margaret >>Live roots?? >>Do you know where? >> >>Michael Bailes, The Fragrant Garden, Portsmouth Road, Erina. N.S.W. 2250 >>Australia. (OZ) Int fax 61 243 651979 Phone 61 243 677322 >> EMAIL: frgntgar@ozemail.com.au Web page at: >>http://www.ozemail.com.au/~frgntgar/ >>1998 Chilli Festival 8/9 March. >>http://www.ozemail.com.au/~frgntgar/chili/festival1998.html >>Free newsletter at >>http://www.ozemail.com.au/~frgntgar/newsletters/index.html >> >I've heard grocery stores in Berkeley. Margaret > Michael Bailes, The Fragrant Garden, Portsmouth Road, Erina. N.S.W. 2250 Australia. (OZ) Int fax 61 243 651979 Phone 61 243 677322 EMAIL: frgntgar@ozemail.com.au Web page at: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~frgntgar/ 1998 Chilli Festival 8/9 March. http://www.ozemail.com.au/~frgntgar/chili/festival1998.html Free newsletter at http://www.ozemail.com.au/~frgntgar/newsletters/index.html