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First, those complaining about the product being expired, there are more than one date format in the world. This product is intended to be sold and consumed in Japan. You will not see any English print, expect for the exporter slapping on a barcode label for export purpose. The Date format for Japan is YY.MM.DD so my item is was 19.08.14 meaning 2019 August 14 is the expiration date, NOT August 19, 2014. This is the real deal. It is grounded from actual Wasabi from Shizuoka Prefecture unlike other wasabi tubes made from a colored mustard powder. Another thing. To correctly enjoy this wasabi, as stated on the box you need to directly apply this wasabi to sashimi, then dip in soy sauce instead of dissolving it with soy sauce. This is called "jika-nuri" (translated to direct pasting.