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Probably because it IS like horseradish. Both plants are in the same family, and wasabi is sometimes called japanese horseradish.Chopsticks are easy to use, but I prefer knives, forks, and spoons. I only use them when I'm eating in a resturaunt, because it's polite, I think.
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I like them for certain foods, especially noodles, way easier to pick up than with a fork. Chances are though, if you can't pick it up you can at least stab it. But I usually forget that I have them so I don't use them very often. I've got one of those packs of nice wooden ones from the grocery store, but I'd like to get a nicer pair. One of the Chinese students here has a metal pair with little elephants on top of them, and she can pick up a quarter lying flat on the table with them, such skill.