HOW TO GROW WASABI | Pheebz to Table

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In this episode of Pheebz to Table, Phoebe learns how to grow wasabi with Takamura Noritoshi, the 8th generation wasabi producer who runs Takaso Wasabi Farm (有限 会社 たか惣) in Nakaizu, Shizuoka. His family has been growing wasabi for 300 years, benefiting from the area’s ideal climate for wasabi production. Wasabi requires clean, running water, temperatures that are not too low, and abundant rainfall.
Step-by-step process of how to grow wasabi
Clean the swamp before planting wasabi using a water pump.
Mix the different-sized sand particles and flatten the ground.
Plant the wasabi seedlings one by one in their own bottomless, cylindrical pots.
After planting, the fields must be maintained. Pull weeds, pick up fallen leaves, control the sunlight by covering/uncovering the wasabi fields with nets, make sure the water is still flowing unblocked, etc.
18 months after planting, the wasabi is ready to harvest
Featured foods:
Tofu with wasabi
Roast beef with wasabi
Kamaboko with wasabizuke (pickled wasabi condiment)
Takenoko (bamboo shoot) tempura
Takaso Wasabi products: Wasabi Miso and Wasabi Nori
Wasabi monaka
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🎬 CREDITS:
HOST » Phoebe Amoroso
DIRECTOR » Meg Igarashi
VIDEO EDITOR » Esteban Haga
PRODUCER » Serkan Toso