GOOD TASTES.NEW WASABI wa·sa·bi n. A very pungent green Japanese condiment made from the root of the herb Eutrema wasabi. [Japanese.] Noun 1. SAUCE Silver Spring Gardens, the producer of horseradish products, has introduced Wasabi Sauce - and you don't have to be a sushi lover to enjoy it. With its pale lime green color, use it as a topping or dip for vegetables, fish, steak, Asian foods and more. If the flavor is too zippy (it's really hot, we understand), tone it down a bit with a little soy sauce (to serve with sushi), whipping cream or sour cream (to serve with grilled steaks or roast beef, smoked salmon, etc.), depending on how you're serving it. You might also stir a little into a stir-fry dish for some extra bite. The product is shelf-stable, so look for it in the sauce/mustard section of supermarkets in a 9.25-ounce squeezable plastic jar. Refrigerate the sauce after opening. Suggested retail price is $2.89. - Natalie Haughton DRY ROASTED EDAMAME Edamame is a preparation of immature soybeans in the pod commonly found in China and Japan. The pods are boiled in water together with condiments such as salt, and served whole. More Wasabi! A Wasabi-flavored Dry Roasted Edamame recently joined the lightly salted flavor produced by Seapointe Farms, a leading manufacturer of frozen Edamame and dry-roasted edamame snacks, Be forewarned: The Wasabi flavor is HOT, HOT, HOT! In fact, I found the Wasabi edamame so hot and spicy that I couldn't taste anything else. It's not for everyone (I wouldn't buy them). But the lightly salted ones are delicious! Packaged in a 3.5-ounce bag with a suggested retail price of $1.49, look for the product in natural food stores and supermarkets. And remember, edamame - which is Japanese for soybean - is a great source of protein and beneficial isoflavones isoflavones (īˑ·sō·flāˈ·vōnz), n.pl phytoestrogenic compounds found in various plants, including red clover and soy. . - N.H. SPICE FLAVOR FORECAST McCormick & Company Inc. has just released its flavor forecast for this year. The top flavors are expected to be anise anise (ăn`ĭs), annual plant (Pimpinella anisum) of the family Umbelliferae (parsley family), native to the Mediterranean region but long cultivated elsewhere for its aromatic and medicinal qualities. , caraway caraway, biennial Old World plant (Carum carvi) of the family Umbelliferae (parsley family), cultivated in Europe and North America for its aromatic seeds. , chai (cardamom cardamom (kär`dəməm): see ginger. cardamom Spice consisting of whole or ground dried fruit, or seeds, of Elettaria cardamomum, a perennial herb of the ginger family. , cinnamon, cloves, pepper), marjoram marjoram or sweet marjoram (mär`jərəm), Old World perennial aromatic herb (Marjorana hortensis) of the family Labiatae (mint family), cultivated in gardens for flavoring. , paprika, saffron and sesame. For recipes, visit www.mccormick.com. - N.H. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Silver Spring's Wasabi Sauce) (2) no caption (Seapoint Farms's Dry Roasted Edamame) |
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