Horseradish sauce

Throughout the millennial history of the global culinary tradition, people have used various types of sauces to prepare culinary products, as well as gravy. It is worth noting that sauces occupy an important place in the national traditions of many world states. It is also noteworthy that some sauces have become an integral part of the culture of a particular country, but also a kind of symbol.

For example, soy sauce is associated with Asian countries, and pesto sauce with multifaceted Italian cuisine, the main sauces in currency or bechamel have become the real culinary pride of France, and mayonnaise, mustard or ketchup are considered "their" probably all inhabitants of planet Earth. In our latitudes, the root of a plant like horseradish has long been used to make sauce.

Perennial herb horseradish or Armorácia belongs to the Cabbage family. Currently, scientists know only three species of the plant. They eat rhizomes of horseradish of the common or rural Armorácia rusticána, which grows everywhere in Europe, as well as the American continent and Asia. Table sauce is made on the basis of horseradish root pre-grated on a grater.

However, in addition to this, there are other recipes for preparing sauces with horseradish. In its culinary essence, horseradish sauces are seasoning that contributes to improving the taste and, in addition, aromatic characteristics of the finished culinary product. Based on the name, the basis of horseradish sauces is the rhizomes of the plant, which contains a large amount of essential oil in its chemical composition, which determines the taste and aroma of the finished culinary product.

Horseradish sauces most often include ingredients such as beets or mustard, as well as sour cream, mayonnaise or carrots. It is worth noting that modern food manufacturers offer consumers a fairly extensive species range of horseradish sauces. True, in the process of preparing sauces with horseradish, manufacturers often use various food additives, which often negatively affect human health.

Various horseradish sauces will be able to become a real decoration of both the festive feast and everyday meals. Properly cooked horseradish sauce will be a real highlight of meat and fish dishes. Horseradish sauce will perfectly complement and shade the taste of various meat products. It is for this reason that horseradish sauce is often served as an accompaniment to meat snacks and slicing.

Horseradish sauce can be easily prepared at home. To do this, peel and grate the horseradish root, then put in a container, salt and add sugar to taste. Then mix the horseradish with the beetroot grated finely. To improve the consistency of the finished horseradish sauce, a little mayonnaise is added to the product.