Wildflowers of the Stuttgart Area
Armoracia rusticana
| Family : | BRASSICACEAE |
| Common Name (UK) : | Horse Radish |
| Common Name (DE) : | Meerrettich |
| Common Name (FR) : | Raifort, Radis de cheval |
| Habitat : | Wet, shrubby areas, along streams. |
| Remarks : | "Both the root and leaves of Horseradish were universally used as a medicine during the Middle Ages, and as a condiment in Denmark and Germany...the taste for Horseradish as a condiment had spread to England, for Parkinson, writing in 1640, describes its use as a sauce 'with country people and strong labouring men in some countries of Germany,' and adds 'and in our owne land also, but, as I said, it is too strong for tender and gentle stomaches,' and a few years later, in 1657, Coles states as a commonly-known fact, 'that the root, sliced thin and mixed with vinegar is eaten as a sauce with meat, as among the Germans.' That the use of Horseradish in France was in like manner a custom adopted from their neighbours, is proved by its old French name, Moutarde des Allemands." from Botanical.com |
| First appearing : | May |
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