Why is There WASABI in Sushi? #Shorts

▼Who is Shogo? What is this channel about?▼ We use raw fish to make sushi, so wasabi was helpful for preventing any sicknesses that could be caused by it. Nowadays, wasabi is also attracting attention for its ability to prevent cerebral thrombosis and myocardial infarction, and even alleviate the symptoms of hay fever. The culture is believed to have started around the last half of the Edo period when the 和食 washoku culture bloomed, so the combination of sushi and wasabi could have existed for more than 200 years. Recently, there are more and more people who dislike wasabi, and at the cheaper sushi restaurants and packs sold at supermarkets, it has become common for sushi to not have wasabi in them, but provided separately.