“For the worm that lives in a horseradish root, all the world is horseradish” – Hungarian Yiddish proverb
Here is an easy, fermented horseradish sauce.
½ cup long fermented milk kefir
½ cup cream
2 handfuls of grated horseradish root
5 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp raw honey
Salt, to taste.
I took the kefir milk, with the grains removed, and added it to a jar with the cream. This was left on the bench for three days, where the organism rich kefir milk turned the whole into live sour cream. All the ingredients except the honey were stirred in, and then the sealed jar of sauce fermented on the bench for two days. Finally, the honey was stirred in, the salt adjusted to final preference, and the jar was transferred to the fridge, where it comes out regularly, because I love horseradish sauce.
Horseradish root has some pretty amazing nutritional and medicinal virtues. The glucosinolates in cruciferous vegetables are known to increase human resistance to cancer formation and proliferation, and the horseradish root is 10 times more potent than broccoli in this respect. On top of that, Russian researchers have discovered that horseradish extract has the ability to protect us from the mutagenic effects of environmental toxins. As a general antioxidant, horseradish is impressive too, strengthening the immune system, supercharging production and activity of white blood cells, and delivering a high dose of vitamin C to assist the body’s action against free radicals. Antibiotic compounds in horseradish concentrate in the urine, making this root a useful aid in the treatment of urinary tract infections. It also contains enzymes that prevent toxins accumulating in the bladder, and its stimulating action on blood capillaries is a useful adjunct for resolving issues of water retention and erectile dysfunction. Horseradish is a good source of folate, B6, niacin, sodium, magnesium, potassium and zinc, and is used internally and as a poultice to treat respiratory tract infections and ailments. But whatever you do, don’t feed it to your horse – it doesn’t sit well with them.
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Tom Rothsey is an ecologist, environmental scientist, reflexologist, energy worker, health and lifestyle coach, writer, researcher, and teacher of the fermented arts in all their forms. He lives with his wife Christy Lavers, and their son Jasper Blue in a pole house, in a rainforest in North Eastern New South Wales, Australia.
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