Most wasabi sold in the US is fake. On Tokyo’s mountainsides, 2 brothers are growing the real thing | CNN
Most people know about wasabi, but even the most avid sushi eater has probably never had the real thing. Two brothers near Tokyo are trying to change that.
In photos: The wasabi farm serving Michelin-starred restaurants
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Right on the outskirts of Tokyo is Okutama, a town of less than 5,000 inhabitants, and the third-largest wasabi-cultivating region in Japan. Look through the gallery to see more.Yumi Asada/CNN
In photos: The wasabi farm serving Michelin-starred restaurants
Right on the outskirts of Tokyo is Okutama, a town of less than 5,000 inhabitants, and the third-largest wasabi-cultivating region in Japan. Look through the gallery to see more.
