Ceramic Wasabi Grater

This ceramic ginger grater is genius and under 10 for under 10 you won t find another kitchen gadget as handy for kitchen prep.

Ceramic wasabi grater.

The fine sandpaper like texture of shark skin is the perfect abrasive surface for making a fine wasabi paste without damaging the flesh and cells of the root. This wasabi grater is the best we have found so far second only to the real and traditional shark skin. The fine sandpaper like texture of shark skin is the perfect abrasive surface for making a fine wasabi paste without damaging the flesh and cells of the root. The japanese grater from chubo knives 49 is different from the usual american style grater.

The wasabi heat and flavor is retained in the root rhizome s cells. While mico planes metal or ceramic graters work reasonably well the unique rough sandpaper like surface of shark skin is ideal to break down the dense texture of wasabi to produce the perfect creamy consistency that fully. In japan chefs use a traditional specialty grater with a surface made of shark skin. By sue riedl updated august 30 2017.

This type of grater is designed for grating wasabi or ginger but it works just fine for any vegetable with a similar texture like garlic horseradish or. Shark skin traditional wasabi grater. It makes a fine creamy wasabi paste. It grates wasabi into a perfect paste revealing texture and flavor from the wasabi root unachievable when using standard graters.

Failing that a good sharp ceramic ginger grater would be a good second choice i think and use a light hand to keep the paste very fine. Shark skin wasabi graters oroshi are the traditional tool of choice for itamae faced with grating authentic fresh wasabi rhizomes. In japan chefs use a traditional specialty grater with a surface made of shark skin. The trapezoidal paddle like design is cleverly fashioned after a traditional.

Instead of the grated material falling through holes in the grater with a japanese grater called oroshigane the grated material stays on top. Ceramic ginger graters as well are often not abrasive or fine enough to grate the root into a paste. If you re getting it just for the wasabi you might as well go ahead and get the sharkskin you ve probably already spend a small fortune on the wasabi itself. The surface of this ceramic grater is specially crafted to simulate the abrasive qualities of a traditional samegawa shark skin grater.