Where is wasabi?

That Nibble yesterday about the BEGIN Japanology TV programme on roots and tubers led to some more digging around, as it were, and eventually I unearthed this gem on wasabi.

Which reminded me that one of my early posts on this blog was about Wasabia japonica. What’s strange about that old post ((Apart from the dreadful habit I had at the time of trying to alliterate every damn title.)) is that six years on I can’t imagine writing something like that without including a link to a WIEWS report on how many genebank accessions there are of the crop around the world. And I’m not entirely sure that’s a good thing. Anyway, two, as is happens, and not where you’d think. There. I feel better now.