Horseradish

Commercial horseradish sauce

The terms 'horseradish' or 'prepared horseradish' refer to the grated root of the horseradish plant mixed with vinegar. Prepared horseradish is white to creamy-beige in colour. It will keep for months refrigerated but eventually will start to darken, indicating it is losing flavour and should be replaced. The leaves of the plant, which while edible aren't commonly eaten, are referred to as 'horseradish greens.' Although technically a root, horseradish is generally treated as a condiment or ingredient.

In the USA, prepared horseradish is commonly used as an ingredient in Bloody Mary cocktails, in cocktail sauce, as a sauce or spread on meat, chicken, and fish, and in sandwiches. The American fast-food restaurant chain Arby's uses horseradish in its "Horsey Sauce", which is provided as a regular condiment, alongside ketchup, mustard, and mayonnaise.

Horseradish is the main ingredient for horseradish cream, a sauce that is a perfect accompaniment to traditional roast beef.

• Fresh horseradish can be bought on line or in person from The Spice Shop
• UK supermarket, Morrisons now sell whole raw horseradish root. (April 2012)

Grow your own

Horseradish is easy to grow in pots - even chimney pots!

Whilst I have found it difficult to obtain seeds for horseradish, it's easy to find in the wild in the UK. Keep you eye open when on rough or damp ground, where it often grows like a weed. It's easy to spot because the leaves look as though they are plastic and they have a distinct horseradish smell. Cut a small piece of the root and plant it. You will very quickly have a complete plant. The potted horseradish pictured was grown from a piece of root about the size of a broad bean. Watch out for the slugs, they love it!

See also

• Freezing horseradish - How easily save fresh horseradish for future use
• Horseradish - The British brassica root
• Steirischer kren (Styrian horseradish) - Austrian horseradish with g.g.A. protection
• Spreewälder Meerrettich (Spreewald horseradish) - German horseradish with G.g.A. protection
• Japanese horseradish - Otherwise know as wasabi
  • Horseradish sauce recipes
• Raw grated horseradish for dipping - So simple, just grate the horseradish and dip food into it!
• Horseradish dip - A yogurt and horseradish dip, great with chips
• Horseradish cream recipe - Crème fraiche horseradish sauce
• Hot horseradish sauce recipe - Another horseradish sauce recipe
• Horseradish sauce with apples recipe - A fruity horseradish sauce
• Horseradish double cream sauce recipe - A richer version of horseradish sauce
• Hot horseradish sauce (V) recipe - A vegan horseradish sauce recipe
  • Recipes using lots of horseradish
• Horseradish pickle recipe - A peppery horseradish pickle recipe
• Potatoes with horseradish recipe - A simple way to jazz up potatoes
• Rooster potato salad with grilled mackerel and horseradish - A nice potato salad recipe, with horseradish
• Karp w sosie chrzanowym (Carp with horseradish sauce) - A peppery Christmas fish recipe from Poland
• Potted smoked mackerel with Capricorn goats' cheese and chives - another peppery, fishy cheese recipe
• Harlech cheese - Cheese with added horseradish
• Toad in the hole with apple and horseradish relish - Another use for your horseradish sauce
  • A horseradish question!
• File talk:Horseradish or Aconite.JPG - Is this plant aconite or is it horseradish?

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