Herbs & Spices
🌱Mustard Family
Brassicaceae
~4,000 species, 4 major spice species
Plants that produce sharp, pungent compounds called isothiocyanates when their cells are crushed. This chemical defense system is exactly what makes mustard, horseradish, and wasabi so nose-clearingly potent.
Source: Wikipedia💡Real wasabi is one of the hardest plants to grow commercially — most 'wasabi' served outside Japan is actually horseradish dyed green.
4 herbs
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