Fresh rhizomes and plant starts ship Mondays in spring and fall. Order by Friday, 6 p.m. Eastern. Shipping schedule

Cultivating and offering authentic wasabi grown right here in Appalachia.

Real wasabi, grown in the cool, shaded, spring-fed mountains of Appalachia.

Appalachian Wasabi logo: mountains, evergreens and a wasabi rhizome with leaves

How fresh orders work

Harvested, packed cold, shipped Monday.

  1. Order by Friday

    Fresh orders received by 6 p.m. Eastern on Friday make the next shipment.

  2. Ships Monday

    Packed with insulated cold packs and sent by USPS Priority Mail early in the week.

  3. Refrigerate

    Unpack on arrival. Rhizomes keep 2 to 3 weeks; plant starts go in the ground within a week.

  4. Grate or grow

    Grate just before serving, or plant your starts in cool shade.

Fresh rhizomes and plant starts ship Mondays. Full shipping details

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From our grow site

Cool shade, moving water, and patience.

Wasabi is one of the most demanding crops there is, and it takes around two years to reach harvest size. These photos are from our own patch.

Grow your own
A dense carpet of broad, heart-shaped wasabi leaves growing on wet ground beside a mossy rock
Our wasabi patch Tap to enlarge
Close-up of large, textured wasabi leaves with a cluster of small white wasabi flowers
Wasabi in bloom Tap to enlarge

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Fresh rhizomes and plant starts ship in spring and fall only. Leave your email and we’ll let you know when each season opens. A few emails a year, nothing more.

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