Do you believe that mustard, a seasoning, is as high as more than 1,600 yuan per kilogram?Why is it so expensive?In fact, the "mustard" you usually eat may not be real mustard, but a synthetic seasoning. If you look closely at the ingredient list of mustard, you will see that the content of wasabi powder is only about 1%.
Real mustard isn't just expensive because of its scarcity or brand premium. In fact, it's the best of the best because of its unique difficulty of growing and harsh growing conditions. Wasabi is an extremely demanding plant that grows only in rocky soils where the temperature does not exceed 20 degrees Celsius throughout the year. This means that the land where it is grown is very limited, and the cultivation process requires a lot of manpower and material resources. First of all, due to the special requirements of mustard for soil and climate, planting it requires pure manual operation, and mechanized cultivation cannot be realized. This means that farmers need to spend a lot of time and energy caring for these plants to ensure that they can grow in the right environment.
Secondly, mustard is a very fragile plant, and the slightest change in the environment can be affected. It is neither cold nor heat tolerant and is highly susceptible to pests and diseases. To ensure the healthy growth of mustard, farmers need to keep an eye on changes in the environment and take timely measures to protect these precious plants. In addition, mustard has a very long growth cycle and takes 18 months to harvest. This means that farmers have to wait patiently for two years to get edible mustard. This long wait and investment has undoubtedly increased the cost of mustard cultivation and **.
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For these reasons, true mustard** has remained high. As a result, it's almost impossible to eat pure mustard, as most of the wasabi in a tube is made with other spices and a little bit of mustard powder. That's the truth about how we eat mustard.