The stench was sauerkraut! But nothing beats homemade sauekraut - and I hate cabbage. LOL
I've decided to plant some horseradish in the spring. The stuff is really invasive, like mint or bamboo - but I've got an area where I can put it that it won't mess with anything else and will also help keep the weeds down.
The fizzing was notice that the house was about to reek. When we heard that sound - like someone trying to ease open a soda bottle without spilling any foam - we'd beat feet out of range.
I take it horseradish is easy to grow? Can you eat it in its natural state?
A friend of mine has a husband who's pretty inventive in the kitchen, and he made breakfast Sunday morning that was served on some sort of big leaf that he says is from a Cuban plant. It's sorta peppery and sorta has a licorice taste, but not much of one - more pepper. I liked it a lot.