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Re:Common counterfeit foods and how to identify them (2014) by metaphor on Saturday June 04, 2022 @12:11AM (#31616915)
> Most Japanese people have a green tube of grated wasabi in their house. (https://www.sbfoods.co.jp/products/detail/16343.html)

>> 原材料名: 本わさび、西洋わさび、...

...except the everyday stuff shown in your link indeed contains substantial 本わさび as a first ingredient, whereas the typical stuff sold in the US[1] is effectively just 西洋わさび and happens to be explicitly labeled "For external Japan" (despite also being manufactured in Japan) for reasons.

In other words, a consumer in Japan who settles on "close enough" isn't really making an equivalent compromise as a consumer in the US.

[1] https://www.sbfoods-worldwide.com/products/search/001.html

Re:Common counterfeit foods and how to identify them (2014) by wirthjason on Saturday June 04, 2022 @12:31AM (#31616999)
Excellent points. It makes me wonder… I love yuzukosho. I don’t taste the difference but I wonder if the ingredients are significantly different from between the JP and the US one.