Fresh Horseradish Root from Whole Foods (0.84 lb)
Item Purchased: Fresh Horseradish Root from Whole Foods (0.84 lb)
Location Purchased: Whole Foods Market / 1000 W. North Ave. / Chicago, IL 60622
Price: $4.19 + tax
Review: I’ll admit it, I pulled the old ‘innocent tourist’ trick to get this big honkin’ piece of horseradish. I’ve never seen raw horseradish before. The only knowledge I’ve had of it until now is those small disgusting packets of horseradish sauce you get at Arby’s restaurants. You know the ones… They taste like ass pudding and tickle the nose hairs you never thought you had.
While in the produce section of Whole Foods today, I found the sign for horseradish, but it was among five or six other signs for vegetables I also did not have any experience with. I thought I knew which one it was, but I’m not the typical male who won’t admit his lack of knowledge and continue driving in the wrong direction. No. I’m the type of male who will pretend he didn’t even see the sign and ask the grocer if they have any horseradish at all, so as not to look completely uneducated.
Only serving to rub in the shame of asking for help in this way, the grocer took me over to the roots I had originally thought to be horseradish and pointed at them. This left me questioning where my shame came from at all. I know I don’t know everything. Hell.. I don’t even know all that much. Perhaps it was the drone-like competency of the rest of the Whole Foods customers that caused me to feel anxious and defensive… I don’t know.
Regardless, I got this large hunk of horseradish that looks a bit like a bugle to me. I only needed three tablespoons of the root for the tofu bars I made, so I can still play bugler for quite some time.
Fresh horseradish is not nearly as strong as the mulched kind you buy in jars. It smells like dijon mustard and adds a great spicy flavor to whatever you sprinkle it atop. I have a feeling my fear of horseradish has been cured and I will be using this root much more in the future.
I better. There’s a lot left!
Rating: 4 / 5
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