>  > it was a product of China.  Hmmm...  Should I return it to Wegmans?
 > 
 >  CS> Naw, but it does mean it doesnt have 'real wasabi'.  Thats ok, I use
 >  CS> fake types all the time here.  For the wasabi type, china should be
 >  CS> fine.  I would take it back if the ebi (shrimp) type.
 > 
 > That could be why there weren't any ebi type on the shelf... :)  The
 > ingredients listed horseradish, not wasabi... of course any other wasabi
 > ingredients might have been listed separately... :)  But the Asian
 > characters looked more Japanese than Chinese... more script-like.

Yes, they have 2 forms of writing.  Kanji and Katagana I think they are? One
looks like chinese box pics a bit and the other reminds me a tiny bit of
arabic.

 >  CS> If you can find dried shrimp (normally small things like coctail sized
 >  CS> or popcorn sized but dried), crush a few of those in there for the ebi
 >  CS> type with the wasabi kick.  Real common trick in japan to save money as
 >  CS> it's cheaper to buy dried shrimp and add them than get the stuff with
 >  CS> it added already.
 > 
 > That's a thought... :)

Heheh neat trick!

 >  CS> Never worry about a product from Japan as far as food goes.
 >  CS> Other than a few odd items like fugu (puffer fish) and a bracken fern
 >  CS> that you can safely eat only a small amount of, it's good stuff.
 > 
 >  CS> Oh and when there, be careful of some of the mushrooms.  They have a
 >  CS> wider view of what is acceptable there and some of the 'magic
 >  CS> mushrooms' will get you in trouble with the law here. (sold openly
 >  CS> there as a legal intoxicant and used in small amounts even by old
 >  CS> grannies with arthritis). xxcarol
 > 
 > Useful cautions... even if I never get there myself...  I'd love to
 > someday, but don't really see it on the horizon... ;)

Not for me either again ;-(  Love to go to Asia again but if I did, Hong Kong
or Thailand would be my choices for vacation spots.
            xxcarol
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