From: Anders Sandberg (asa@nada.kth.se)
Date: Sun Feb 18 2001 - 16:48:47 MST
Amara Graps <amara@amara.com> writes:
> From: Anders Sandberg <asa@nada.kth.se>
> >The isothiocyanates in wasabi may also be beneficial against caries -
>
> I thought that the ginger, served with, and which you are supposed
> to eat after the sushi, wards off the fish parasites?
>
> Is that only urban legend?
I don't know, but offhand I would guess the ginger and wasabi both are
useful for their antibacterial properties. A surprising amount of
spices are antibacterial.
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