Horseradish has the most biting qualities of all the pungent culinary herbs belonging to the Brassica family, which include mustard, kohlrabi, garden cress and radish.
In all probability it is native to southeastern Europe and western Asia and was introduced to central Europe by the Slays during their mass westward migrations. Nowadays it is widely distributed throughout the world, often becoming established in the wild in sandy locations beside ponds and water courses. It was probably one of the `bitter herbs' eaten by the Jews during the feast of Passover.
Southernwood herb is also used as a medicine as well as in cooking ingredients. Southernwood herb is used to this day as a home remedy to aid digestion and as an intestinal antiseptic.
The young green stems, cut into rounds and candied, are used to decorate cakes, and the roots to make liqueurs such as Chartreuse and Benedictine.
Southernwood herb is native to the Mediterranean region and is probably only a cultivated form of the species A. paniculata, indigenous to southeastern Europe and the Middle East. Nowadays Southernwood herb has become widely established and also grows wild in Italy and Spain.
Propagation is by means of seeds which must be exposed to frost and sun in order to germinate. That is why they are sown in autumn or early spring on the surface of the soil and left uncovered
In all probability it is native to southeastern Europe and western Asia and was introduced to central Europe by the Slays during their mass westward migrations. Nowadays it is widely distributed throughout the world, often becoming established in the wild in sandy locations beside ponds and water courses. It was probably one of the `bitter herbs' eaten by the Jews during the feast of Passover.
Southernwood herb is also used as a medicine as well as in cooking ingredients. Southernwood herb is used to this day as a home remedy to aid digestion and as an intestinal antiseptic.
The young green stems, cut into rounds and candied, are used to decorate cakes, and the roots to make liqueurs such as Chartreuse and Benedictine.
Southernwood herb is native to the Mediterranean region and is probably only a cultivated form of the species A. paniculata, indigenous to southeastern Europe and the Middle East. Nowadays Southernwood herb has become widely established and also grows wild in Italy and Spain.
Propagation is by means of seeds which must be exposed to frost and sun in order to germinate. That is why they are sown in autumn or early spring on the surface of the soil and left uncovered
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