How to Use wasabi in a Sentence

wasabi

noun
  • Skip the extra soy sauce and wasabi.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Don’t reach for extra soy sauce or wasabi.
    — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • There's even small bowls for wasabi and soy sauce — two for him, two for you.
    — Lauren Matthews, Good Housekeeping, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Hamachi crudo served with ponzu, basil wasabi cream and pink peppercorns.
    — The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • There was no bowl of soy sauce, no ball of wasabi, no tower of pink ginger.
    — Lang Whitaker, GQ, 19 Sep. 2017
  • In most cases, extra soy sauce or wasabi should not be added to the sushi pieces.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • Place a teaspoon-size dollop of wasabi on your cutting board.
    — Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Starting with the tuna tostadas topped with chipotle and wasabi aioli.
    — Orange County Register, 25 Jan. 2017
  • Toro Cucumber, was served on a round glass plate with shiso and fresh wasabi.
    — Margie Goldsmith, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • In the snakes these 'wasabi receptors’ have evolved to detect heat.
    — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Mar. 2022
  • One of the biggest is the idea that every piece of sushi needs soy sauce, ginger and wasabi.
    — Shindy Chen february 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Eating wasabi could boost one's short-term and long-term memory, a new study says.
    — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Favorites include ketchup, mayo, mustard, soy sauce, wasabi and hot sauce.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Perhaps it will be topped with a pickled cherry blossom and a dab of wasabi.
    — Jonathan Gold, latimes.com, 9 Mar. 2018
  • Just nibbling the edge of a leaf cleared my sinuses like eating wasabi.
    — New York Times, 20 July 2021
  • Real wasabi is just too expensive for most restaurants to keep in stock.
    — Regan Stephens, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Dipped in soy sauce with a touch of wasabi brings such a great balance of savory umami with a punch of heat.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2025
  • Murphy also carries a wasabi grater kit, made in Japan.
    — Laura Ness, Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The wasabi paste adds moments of nose-clearing excitement and can be scaled down or up.
    — New York Times, 6 July 2021
  • For many years, their wasabi farm was a passion project, funded by their electrical work.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • The wasabi sharpens each spoonful with a nose-tingling freshness.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Green tea and wasabi are very popular in Japan but are not seasonal.
    — Jess Cording, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The meal began with strips of toro tuna across boudin rice with a beautifully light hint of wasabi.
    — Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Chin Up in Scottsdale has flavors like wasabi and lavender.
    — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The rolls are sliced in half and served alongside a complementary (in color and taste) wasabi-herb sauce.
    — al, 9 Jan. 2020
  • 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

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