山葵 (shān kuí) — wasabi; Japanese horseradish

Definition

Examples

• 吃生鱼片的时候，蘸一点山葵味道更好。
  Chī shēng yú piàn de shí hou, zhàn yì diǎn shān kuí wèi dào gèng hǎo.
  When eating sashimi, it tastes better to dip a little wasabi.
• 高级日料店会用现磨的山葵，而不是管装的辣根酱。
  Gāo jí rì liào diàn huì yòng xiàn mò de shān kuí, ér bú shì guǎn zhuāng de là gēn jiàng.
  High-end Japanese restaurants use freshly grated wasabi rather than tube horseradish paste.
• 山葵的种植条件非常苛刻，所以价格很贵。
  shān kuí De zhòng zhí tiáo jiàn fēi cháng kē kè, suǒ yǐ jià gé hěn guì.
  The growing conditions for wasabi are very strict, so it's very expensive.

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