> > Well, Peter, et al, my wife and I were in an excellent restaurant, > here in Nanaimo the other night, and although it is well known for > it's great food(came in # 4 in all of BC) it is not known for HOT > spicy. It is owned by folk of Japanese descent, and of course they > have wasabi, for the sushi bar, and we requested some wasabi, to sort > of spice up the prawn and scallop stir fry we had ordered...they gave > us the EXTRA hot wasabi, and the first mouthful, just about took the > back of my head off...much worse(better?) than any chili vinegar I > have ever had....and then my nose started to run, and it was a good > thing that the tissue supply was ample! Well, after the initial shock, > I was a mite more careful in how much I ingested...wasabi packs more > of a wallop than eating a raw hab, which I do on occasion, at least a > raw hab has never taken the back of my head off or had such a lasting > effect. Horseradish from Japan is a wonderful thing...we dont eat > enough of it! And great for clearing the sinus as well!! Cheers, Doug > in BC > >