{"id":17176,"date":"2021-05-28T09:27:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T13:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/?p=17176"},"modified":"2021-05-28T14:57:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T18:57:14","slug":"what-is-a-horseradish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardender.com\/what-is-a-horseradish\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is A Horseradish: A Portrait The Sharp Root"},"content":{"rendered":"

In different variations, horseradish brings spiciness into the kitchen. However, the cultivation of this plant has special characteristics. Horseradish ( Armoracia rusticana<\/em> ) belongs to the cruciferous family ( Brassicaceae<\/em> ). Of main interest is the long, thickened taproot – it is from here that the spiciness of the horseradish emanates. It is native to southern and eastern Europe.<\/p>\n

In this country, however, it has been cultivated since the Middle Ages and can also be found in the overgrown form at the side of the road. The plant, which can grow to a meter tall, is very robust and can withstand frosty temperatures of up to -50 \u00b0 C. The above-ground parts of the plant dry up in winter, but the roots will always sprout again in the next spring. A special peculiarity of the horseradish is that it can hardly be reproduced by seeds, as only very few seeds are formed.
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