How to Use wasabi in a Sentence
wasabi
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Mix the cheese with the wasabi and spread it on the bread.
— Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2022 -
There's even small bowls for wasabi and soy sauce — two for him, two for you.
— Lauren Matthews, Good Housekeeping, 27 Sep. 2022 -
In the 90s sushi in LA was simply fish in rice with a sidecar of soy mixed with fake wasabi.
— Chelsea Davis, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024 -
Enjoy it like sashimi with soy sauce and a dash of wasabi.
— Jessie Yuchen, Bon Appétit, 27 Jan. 2022 -
And then there’s the wasabi, large trays made from scratch and then fresh ground tableside.
— Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Oct. 2020 -
Do not put any more lemon water or wasabi in his eyes, okay?
— Clark Collis, EW.com, 15 May 2023 -
The walls in the living space are a warm orange-red, while the bedroom and bathroom are wasabi green.
— Kim Palmer, Star Tribune, 2 Oct. 2020 -
There was no bowl of soy sauce, no ball of wasabi, no tower of pink ginger.
— Lang Whitaker, GQ, 19 Sep. 2017 -
Serve plain with lemon or lime slices or with fruit salsa, romesco sauce or soy sauce and wasabi.
— Nicole Sours Larson, Pacific San Diego Magazine, 26 Sep. 2017 -
Toro Cucumber, was served on a round glass plate with shiso and fresh wasabi.
— Margie Goldsmith, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022 -
The milky-colored tofu is darkened by a few drops of soy sauce and a small heap of fresh wasabi.
— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024 -
Death — by gun, by sword, by pink animé plushy — is a given; the jokes, and the wasabi peas, are free.
— Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2022 -
In the snakes these 'wasabi receptors’ have evolved to detect heat.
— Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Mar. 2022 -
A server will also bring you a trio of snacks: wasabi peas, crackers and nuts.
— Gabe Hartwig, star-telegram, 7 June 2017 -
Aim for hamachi toro, veined with fat and lit with a pinch of wasabi, and lightly torched branzino dabbed with cilantro pesto.
— Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2022 -
Starting with the tuna tostadas topped with chipotle and wasabi aioli.
— Orange County Register, 25 Jan. 2017 -
Serve warm with wasabi mustard, and gherkins if desired.
— Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2023 -
Hamachi crudo served with ponzu, basil wasabi cream and pink peppercorns.
— The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2024 -
One, bound in crisp black nori, contains tuna scraped from the backbone of the fish mixed with fresh wasabi and sweet Tokyo green onions.
— Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023 -
In a small bowl, mix together the mayonnaise and wasabi paste (start with 2 tsp wasabi and add more to taste).
— Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 17 Apr. 2014 -
Perhaps it will be topped with a pickled cherry blossom and a dab of wasabi.
— Jonathan Gold, latimes.com, 9 Mar. 2018 -
A little bit of wasabi or fresh ginger may also be added.
— Coastal Living, Southern Living, 12 July 2023 -
West Elm’s got a set of velvet curtains and a distressed rug in a hue called wasabi that has a golden tone.
— Kim Cook, Houston Chronicle, 12 July 2019 -
To make the wasabi mayo: In a small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, wasabi, and soy sauce until smooth.
— Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Apr. 2018 -
Place a teaspoon-size dollop of wasabi on your cutting board.
— Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2019 -
The wasabi paste adds moments of nose-clearing excitement and can be scaled down or up.
— New York Times, 6 July 2021 -
Just nibbling the edge of a leaf cleared my sinuses like eating wasabi.
— New York Times, 20 July 2021 -
Eating wasabi could boost one's short-term and long-term memory, a new study says.
— Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023 -
Takowasa, raw octopus chopped with wasabi, manages to be wobbly and crunchy at once, and the burn goes all the way up between the eyes.
— Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 18 May 2017 -
Favorites include ketchup, mayo, mustard, soy sauce, wasabi and hot sauce.
— Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
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