Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Horseradish root on cutting board with grater - Westend61/Getty Images For the most part, people who buy or grow horseradish root ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Islanders, let me reintroduce you to horseradish, the official 2011 Herb of the Year. You might know it based on its sinus-clearing capabilities. For culinary purposes, we ...

Horseradish — a member of the mustard family native to Eastern and Central Europe — has been enjoyed by people since antiquity. Even so, when Peter Kump, one of my mentors, wrote in praise of the root ...

In the battle against soil fungi that discolor horseradish roots and can render the entire crop unsellable, University of Illinois researcher Mohammad Babadoost found that subjecting the roots to hot ...

PITTSBURGH - Condiments often play a role in elevating a dish's flavor. Where would a hot dog be without that ubiquitous squirt of ketchup or a ham sandwich without a slather of mayonnaise? Then there ...

Deviled eggs are my go-to dish for last-minute entertaining. They come together in less than an hour, are made with ...

Horseradish isn’t exactly the most visually enchanting of spices. Far from being beautiful like the saffron flower, the horseradish root is gangly and unassuming. But similar to the saffron, ...

Horseradish contains cancer-fighting compounds known as glucosinolates. Glucosinolate type and quantity vary depending on size and quality of the horseradish root. For the first time, the activation ...

You don’t buy a lot of horseradish? That may just be your loss. Collinsville, Illinois, calls itself the Horseradish Capital of the World, and with good reason. Although the acreage devoted to ...

OUR horseradish roots looked so innocent when they arrived in the mail last spring. Just little brown sticks, about eight inches long and as narrow as pencils. But last weekend, when we harvested the ...