I was fixing myself some dinner tonight and once again, under estimated wasabi. I had some noodles and tuna in a bowl, added some soy sauce, and then a bit of wasabi to give it some kick.
Except that I had added perhaps a bit too much wasabi. And the noodles were still hot enough to produce steam. So, as I mixed the noodles and tuna together with the wasabi, I stirred up some wasabi laden steam. Which wafted right up into my eyes. There was a moment of “oh, this is weird” – which then directly turned into “uh-oh” – which then became “holy shit!”
I moved away from the steam, tore my glasses off, and rubbed my eyes until they stopped burning.
I had, essentially, maced myself with wasabi-steam.
Lesson learned.