FEATURE: British wasabi pioneers spicing up Japanese cuisine across Europe

On a farm in Hampshire in the south of Britain, pungent wasabi plants that can be ground up to provide an essential condiment to accompany traditional Japanese dishes like sushi are flourishing.Starting with 400 wasabi plants 13 years ago, the Wasabi Company, founded by CEO Jon Old, now harvests roughly 1.5 tons per year after much trial and error throughout the cultivation process.Helped by the growing popularity of Japanese cuisine in Britain and the image of it as healthy, the company not only sells wasabi to several Japanese restaurants in London and beyond but also to Michelin-starred …READ FULL ARTICLE