It's quite controversial whether horseradish tastes good, but one fact cannot be disputed: The root vegetable contains plenty of vitamin C - around twice as much as the highly acclaimed lemon. Reason enough to have horseradish in stock. Our guide provides you with the most important tips for storage.

Horseradish can be stored whole or grated

Store the horseradish whole

  1. Wash the horseradish and dry it thoroughly.
  2. Store the root vegetables in the refrigerator (shrimp drawer).

This keeps the horseradish fresh for up to four weeks.

Alternative: store horseradish in the garden

Dig the whole horseradish root in the garden in damp sand - but better in unwashed condition. The vegetables retain their intensely hot aroma and can still be enjoyed many weeks later.

Alternative: keep horseradish in the freezer

  1. Place the washed and dried but not peeled horseradish in a freezer container.
  2. Transfer the can to the freezer.

You can store horseradish in the freezer for several months.

Store cut horseradish roots

If you have not used up all of your freshly bought or harvested horseradish, you can easily keep the remains of the root (even those that have already been cooked).

  1. Wrap the cut horseradish tightly in cling film.
  2. Place the wrapped piece of horseradish in the vegetable compartment of your refrigerator.

The horseradish will keep in this way for up to two weeks.

Store the grated horseradish in the jar

Simply fill already grated horseradish into a jar with a screw cap. This keeps the root vegetables in good condition for up to three weeks.

Extra: store horseradish by harvesting in stages

You don't buy horseradish in stores, but get it straight from your garden? Then there is another very handy option to store the root vegetables. Just harvest the roots gradually. Horseradish has the great advantage that you don't have to collect everything at once. It is extremely frost hardy: it tolerates temperatures of minus five to minus two degrees Celsius well. So only ever harvest as much horseradish as you currently need.

Important: Lower temperatures have a negative effect on the sharp aroma and of course the crunchy consistency of the roots. The same applies if you store horseradish for too long.

Why drying horseradish is not a good idea

You should avoid drying horseradish roots. Otherwise you have to accept that the vegetables lose a lot of their aroma.

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