# Am I crazy or just German? Horseradish in cole slaw - yea or nay? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 16, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-or-just-german-horseradish-in-cole-slaw-yea-or-nay/618922 "2012-04-16T03:54:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-or-just-german-horseradish-in-cole-slaw-yea-or-nay/618922/21 "2012-04-16T18:17:36Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > Some cole slaw made with horse radish, pick ills, cab ag, and mayo nase sow nds pret tea day um goo ud to me. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Dublin11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Dublin11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dublin11)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-or-just-german-horseradish-in-cole-slaw-yea-or-nay/618922/22 "2012-04-16T18:54:10Z")
I make coleslaw with horseradish and I’m not German. I also make potato salad with horseradish, despite still not being German. Both are excellent, if I do say so myself. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-or-just-german-horseradish-in-cole-slaw-yea-or-nay/618922/23 "2012-04-17T06:31:18Z")
I’m of German extraction, and the Keeper of the Secret Family Cole Slaw (ha!) Recipe. Traditional does not include horse radish. I modified SFCSR a few years back by adding a small amount of horseradish, about a teaspoonful per head of cabbage. It was enjoyed by all people who generally like cole slaw, or the slaw as we say it in these parts. But hell, we’ve been known to call The City, Frisco, just to piss-off the relatives who live in Pacific Heights. (Please note we were all born in SF so we get to do that, and ride the cable cars for free. Until the conductor kicks us off.) ---
**Author:** ![Ceejaytee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ceejaytee/32/2956_2.png) [@Ceejaytee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ceejaytee)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-or-just-german-horseradish-in-cole-slaw-yea-or-nay/618922/24 "2012-04-23T20:01:15Z")
[Famous Dave’s Coleslaw](http://www.cnn.com/FOOD/news/9907/01/american.fare.foods/famous.daves/coleslaw.html) has horseradish. It’s very good (although I don’t use Miracle Whip). It comes from an actual cookbook, although I have seen reviews online that suggest that the actual restaurant version has pineapple in it. The horseradish adds a nice kick. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-or-just-german-horseradish-in-cole-slaw-yea-or-nay/618922/25 "2012-04-23T20:48:45Z")
My coleslaw recipe includes grated horseradish. Not enough so you’d think of it as a “hot” dish, but enough to add flavor and a subtle element of heat. Horseradish doesn’t go with _everything_, but a lot more than you’d expect. Moms have found that stirring a little into that horribly bland Gerber strained beets really perks up Baby. 🙂 Note: Adding Miracle Whip to coleslaw is an act of perversion. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-or-just-german-horseradish-in-cole-slaw-yea-or-nay/618922/26 "2012-04-23T22:46:50Z")
I add a little wasabi to my coleslaw, it rocks ! ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2012, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-or-just-german-horseradish-in-cole-slaw-yea-or-nay/618922/27 "2012-04-23T23:00:37Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > [pet peeve]Coleslaw is one word, not two.[/pet peeve] Depends on your dialect, mebbe. It makes sense to re-separate the Dutch words if your cuisine includes other kinds of slaw. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-crazy-or-just-german-horseradish-in-cole-slaw-yea-or-nay/618922.md?page=1)