California’s Only Grower of Real Wasabi
This is what real wasabi looks like.
If you think that pasty blob of green garnishing your sushi platter is wasabi, think again.
The real-deal rhizome is as rare as it is pricey.
That’s why what you generally find on most sushi plates is actually a cheap concoction of horseradish, mustard and green dye, not the actual Japanese rhizome that’s extremely difficult to grow.
Nowadays, though, if you know where to look, you might find more of the real wasabi around. That’s because there’s now one grower in California cultivating it: Half Moon Bay Wasabi.
Its first crop was harvested just this past summer. Some of it now can be found in dishes at some of the top restaurants in the Bay Area and beyond, as well as purchased online.
The root, the stalks and the leaves are all edible — and pack a snappy, sweet heat.
A peek inside one of the wasabi-filled greenhouses.
Learn how two electricians, Jeff Roller of Oakland and Tim Hall of San Francisco, started farming this unusual ingredient against all odds in three once-abandoned greenhouses on the coast. It’s all in my story in Edible Silicon Valley.
It is nice to see what wasabi looks like. I’m sure I will never see it in my rural part of New Hampshire.
Wonderful! We can find fresh wasabi in Geneva…
Cheers,
Rosa
I never knew what wasabi looked like other than on my sushi plate!
Hi. Can you please tell me where your wasabi farm is? I often go to Half Moon Bay since I live in Foster City which is close by.
I am interested in buying some real wasabi and would like to see your farm.
Thank you!
Bernadette
Bernadette: I don’t believe they allow visitors at the farm on a normal basis. Your best bet is to order the wasabi through the company’s Web site.
Hi, do you make the fresh wasabi into the wasabi powder?
Hi Candy: I believe they only sell the product fresh. After all, that’s what sets them apart.
Weve got the fresh stuff here in sonoma county too.
I am intersted in buying green wasabi root. Can you please text message me about shipping and prices. Thank you.
Salar
Cell (951)296-7174
Murrieta, CA 92562
Would like to buy bare root from yo
Rose: To purchase wasabi, contact Half Moon Bay Wasabi at https://hmbwasabi.com/shop/