> horseradish? It's > about impossible to find real wasabi powder in NA and, outside of > California I > think, completely impossible to find the root itself. > For that matter does anyone know if there's really a taste > difference? My brother is a chef in Norfolk, VA. The owner of the restaurant has traveled extensively in SE Asia and is well familiar with fresh wasabi. They have no problem finding it locally for home use and restaurant use. Matt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ T. Matthew Evans Geosystems Group, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology URL: http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gte964w ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~