Food
Getting to the Spicy Root of Horseradish
January 22, 2023 1:06am
The only thing “horsey” about horseradish is the bray it elicits when clearing out your sinuses. Many assume horseradish must be related to tear-inducing wasabi, aka Japanese horseradish, but it’s not (wasabi’s a rhizome, not a root). It is, however, a distant relative of the radish—most resemblant of a daikon, though with a rougher, woody exterior. And even though wasabi and horseradish have no ties beyond the bite, horseradish sneakily finds its way into Japanese...