Horse-Radish

British. Try specialist greengrocers. Nothing matches the exhilarating, tear-jerking piquancy of the fresh root. Good grated into all sorts of things as well as the essential condiment for roast beef and the stronger smoked fish.

The prepared jars of sauce or horse-radish cream never have the same pungency. For a severe test of your mettle, try the green Japanese horseradish available as a powder or in tubes, to be mixed with soy as a dip for raw fish.