Wild Horseradish
| Wild Horseradish | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Forage |
| Location | Foraging; Spring Seeds |
| Season | Spring |
| Sell Price | 50g |
| Energy | 13 |
| Health | 5 |
Wild Horseradish is a spicy root and one of the most common Spring forage items. It grows almost everywhere in the valley during Spring, so the first weeks of a new farm turn up plenty of them. One is needed for the Spring Foraging Bundle and another for crafting Spring Seeds. It is also the only spring forage item that goes straight into a Seed Maker. Cooking it with a Tomato and Shrimp makes Shrimp Cocktail, a dish that boosts fishing and luck. Krobus loves it, but most of the valley would rather not receive it.
The in-game description reads: A spicy root found in the spring.
Location
Wild Horseradish grows wild across the valley in Spring. Cindersap Forest, the Secret Woods, the Backwoods and the Mountain all grow it. The Forest Farm map has plenty too.
Spring Seeds can grow it on the farm. Each seed grows into a Wild Horseradish, a Daffodil, a Leek or a Dandelion, picked at random.
Prices
Wild Horseradish sells for a modest price. Better quality sells for more, and the Botanist profession turns every wild Horseradish into iridium quality.
In the first Spring, it can still be worth keeping instead of selling. One root goes into the bundle, one into each batch of Spring Seeds, and one into each Shrimp Cocktail.
Uses
The Spring Foraging Bundle in the Crafts Room asks for a Wild Horseradish, a Daffodil, a Leek and a Dandelion. Finishing it gives 30 Spring Seeds. With Remixed Bundles, the bundle picks four of five spring items, so the Wild Horseradish may or may not be needed. The root can only be gathered in Spring, so keep one in a chest until the bundle is done.
Reaching Foraging Level 1 unlocks the Wild Seeds (Sp) recipe. Crafting a Wild Horseradish with a Daffodil, a Leek and a Dandelion makes ten Spring Seeds.
Putting a single Wild Horseradish in a Seed Maker gives one to three Spring Seeds. No other spring forage item works in the Seed Maker, so Wild Horseradish is the key to a Spring Seed supply.
Cooking a Wild Horseradish with a Tomato and a Shrimp makes Shrimp Cocktail. The Queen of Sauce teaches the recipe on television in Winter. The dish restores a large amount of energy and health. It also adds one level to Fishing and one to Luck for a while, which suits a long day at the dock.
At the Sewing Machine, a Wild Horseradish with Cloth makes the "Good Grief" Shirt. It can also go into the orange dye pot at Emily and Haley's house.
The Help Wanted board outside Pierre's General Store sometimes asks for a Wild Horseradish in Spring. That delivery is worth three times the Wild Horseradish price and 150 friendship points with the villager behind it.
Cooking Wild Horseradish with the other ingredients below makes these dishes.
| Dish | Image | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Shrimp Cocktail | 
|
Tomato (1), Shrimp (1), Wild Horseradish (1) |
The Community Center asks for Wild Horseradish in these bundles.
| Bundle | Room | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Foraging Bundle | Crafts Room | 1 |
Gifts
Krobus loves Wild Horseradish. He lives in the Sewers, a short walk from the spring forage spots of Cindersap Forest, which makes him an easy friend to win in Spring.
Caroline, Harvey, Leah and Linus like it.
Demetrius, Emily, Kent, Maru, Penny and Sandy feel neutral about it.
Abigail, Alex, Clint, the Dwarf, Elliott, Evelyn, George, Gus, Jodi, Leo, Lewis, Marnie, Pam, Pierre, Robin, Sam, Sebastian, Shane, Willy and the Wizard dislike it.
Haley, Jas and Vincent hate it.
These villagers love receiving Wild Horseradish as a gift.
| Villager | Image |
|---|---|
| Krobus | 
|
Notes
Keep one Wild Horseradish aside for the bundle as soon as it is found. Spring is short, and a missed root means waiting for the next Spring.
Once a Seed Maker is built, a single root can start a Spring Seed patch. Those seeds then grow all four spring forage items the standard bundle asks for.
All Foraging
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Season | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackberry | 
|
Fall | - |
| Cave Carrot | 
|
All | 25g |
| Chanterelle | 
|
Fall | 160g |
| Coconut | 
|
All | 100g |
| Common Mushroom | 
|
Spring (Secret Woods); Summer (Forest Farm); Fall (Stardew Valley; Secret Woods; Forest Farm); All (Dangerous Mines; Ginger Island mushroom cave) | 40g |
| Coral | 
|
All | 80g |
| Crocus | 
|
Winter | - |
| Crystal Fruit | 
|
Winter | 150g |
| Daffodil | 
|
Spring | 30g |
| Dandelion | 
|
Spring | 40g |
| Fiddlehead Fern | 
|
Summer; All on Ginger Island Jungle, Skull Cavern and Dangerous Mines | - |
| Ginger | 
|
All | 60g |
| Grass | 
|
Spring; Summer; Fall | - |
| Hazelnut | 
|
Fall | 90g |
| Holly | 
|
Winter | 80g |
| Leek | 
|
Spring | 60g |
| Magma Cap | 
|
- | 400g |
| Morel | 
|
Spring | 150g |
| Nautilus Shell | 
|
All (Beach Farm; Dangerous Mines); Winter (The Beach) | 120g |
| Purple Mushroom | 
|
All | 250g |
| Rainbow Shell | 
|
All (Beach Farm; Dangerous Mines); Summer (The Beach) | 300g |
| Red Mushroom | 
|
Summer (Secret Woods); Fall (Secret Woods; Forest Farm); All (other) | 75g |
| Salmonberry | 
|
15-18 Spring (bushes); All (the Farm Cave) | - |
| Sap | 
|
- | 2g |
| Sea Urchin | 
|
All | 160g |
| Seaweed | 
|
All | 20g |
| Snow Yam | 
|
Winter | 100g |
| Spice Berry | 
|
Summer; All (The Farm Cave) | 80g |
| Spring Onion | 
|
Spring | - |
| Sweet Pea | 
|
Summer | - |
| Truffle | 
|
Spring; Summer; Fall | 625g |
| Weeds | 
|
Spring; Summer; Fall | - |
| Wild Horseradish | 
|
Spring | 50g |
| Wild Plum | 
|
Fall | 80g |
| Winter Root | 
|
Winter | 70g |