horseradish
an edible root with a strong flavour
TRANSLATION
horseradish = Meerrettich --- GOOGLE INDEX horseradish: approximately 4,300,000 Google hits
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Crunchy Scotch Eggs With HORSERADISH and Pickles
(New York Times food section)
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The bar menu's temptations include a beef tenderloin slider with a red wine demi-glace, caramelized onions, provolone and a HORSERADISH sauce.
(The Louisville Courier-Journal)
(New York Times food section)
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The bar menu's temptations include a beef tenderloin slider with a red wine demi-glace, caramelized onions, provolone and a HORSERADISH sauce.
(The Louisville Courier-Journal)
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horseradish
noun
- a plant with large green leaves and a long white root with a strong sharp taste
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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The horseradish plant belongs to the the Brassicaceae family, which also includes mustard, wasabi, broccoli, and cabbages. It grows up to 1.5 meters tall and is mainly cultivated for its large white, tapered root. Horseradish has been cultivated since antiquity. According to Greek mythology, the Delphic Oracle told Apollo that the horseradish was worth its weight in gold. Horseradish was also known in Egypt in 1500 BC.
The origin of the name is unknown, although there are several theories including a misinterpretation of the German word for horseradish - Meerrettich - as "mare rettich", a mare being a female horse. More likely though is the fact that horse was once used in the sense of "strong" to describe other edibles like horse mushroom and horse parsley.
(adapted from Wikipedia and the Online Etymology Dictionary)
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"If you order roast beef while in England, be prepared to eat it with horseradish sauce."
noun
- a plant with large green leaves and a long white root with a strong sharp taste
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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The horseradish plant belongs to the the Brassicaceae family, which also includes mustard, wasabi, broccoli, and cabbages. It grows up to 1.5 meters tall and is mainly cultivated for its large white, tapered root. Horseradish has been cultivated since antiquity. According to Greek mythology, the Delphic Oracle told Apollo that the horseradish was worth its weight in gold. Horseradish was also known in Egypt in 1500 BC.
The origin of the name is unknown, although there are several theories including a misinterpretation of the German word for horseradish - Meerrettich - as "mare rettich", a mare being a female horse. More likely though is the fact that horse was once used in the sense of "strong" to describe other edibles like horse mushroom and horse parsley.
(adapted from Wikipedia and the Online Etymology Dictionary)
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"If you order roast beef while in England, be prepared to eat it with horseradish sauce."
