How to Use wasabi in a Sentence

wasabi

noun
Definition of wasabinext
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The rolls are sliced in half and served alongside a complementary (in color and taste) wasabi-herb sauce.
    — al, 9 Jan. 2020
  • Last night's roasted veggies combined with a wasabi mayo? Perhaps cold shrimp, herbs and a touch of sesame oil.
    — Rebecca White, Dallas News, 16 July 2019
  • Slice the avocado thinly and put it in an even layer on top of the wasabi-cheese mix, then cover with the smoked salmon.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Dress up the dish with scallions, sesame seeds, nori, wasabi or anything else that sounds good to you. Miso Salad Dressing.
    — Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2022

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