The producer gave us permission to repost this. I’ve seen many wasabi videos and this one is quite powerful. Both the article content and video were masterfully done. We are the largest US wasabi producer/grower. Though we, nor any North American grower replicates the in-stream Japanese growing method, we are enthusiastically introducing this wonderful plant to the US.
Reference: https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/585172/wasabi-fake/