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Horseradish
In Hokkaido, this is called Yama (mountain) Wasabi, but in
Honshu, it is called Seiyo (Western) Wasabi. In English, it
is usually called horseradish. Horseradish comes from Eastern
Europe. It is said to have grown along Finland to the Caspian
Sea. It came from Western countries to Japan in the Meiji
era. After that, it grew wild and became a naturalized plant.
In Hokkaido, many people pick wild horseradish and enjoying
eating it at home. Some roots can grow to 30cm long. When
grated, it is white, not very sticky and has stimulating hot
spiciness. In places like Abashiri, it has been used as a
main ingredient in powdered wasabi for quite some time. It
is common to preserve it in soy sauce.
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| (Main productive areas in Okhotsk)Abashiri city
and Tokoro cho Kitami city |
(Time of shipment)All year
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The horseradish from Abashiri |
The processed foods of horseradish
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(Miyama Foods)...Kitami city |
| Karai besa- (Spicy, isn't it?) 100g 399yen |
You can enjoy the texture of the horseradish because
it is not grated. Also, they use their own technique to
process it. Horseradish from Tokoro cho,
Kitami city is pickled in the sauce of Honjozo soy sauce
(the soy sauce brewed without saccharides and no more
than 120 litres of seed alcohol per metric ton) which
includes the flavor of Bonito stock, making it even spicier
and tastier. |
Miyama Foods
14-31 Miyama cho
Kitami city
TEL: 0157-23-8093
FAX: 0157-23-8093 |
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(Hyakutomeya Service Store)...Kitami city |
| Yamawasabi Shoyuzuke (Soy sauce pickled horseradish)
160g 399yen |
| Two generations ago, the owner of this store privately
started making this special sauce. It became popular and
spread by word of mouth. To make it, crush horseradish
roughly and add soy sauce and seasonings. However, this
recipe is incomplete; to this day, the details remain
secret. Their motto is that they only sell it when it
is fresh. Therefore, daily quantities are limited to how
much they make each day. |
Hyakutomeya Service Store
151 Kamitokoro
Kitami city
TEL: 0157-38-2203
FAX: 0157-38-2203 |
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