From left to right: watermelon radish, daikon, bái luóbo, waemu, yeolmu, and ponytail radish
Genus
Raphanus
Species
Raphanus sativus
Subspecies
R. sativus subsp. longipinnatus
Cultivar group
White radish
Origin
North China[1]
Radishes in Okage Yoko-chō, Japan
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
白蘿蔔
Simplified Chinese
白萝卜
Literal meaning
“white radish”
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
bái luóbo
Wade–Giles
pai2 lo2-po5
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
baak6 lo4 baak6
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
菜頭
Simplified Chinese
菜头
Literal meaning
“vegetable head”
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
càitóu
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
chhài-thâu
Korean name
Hangul
왜무
Literal meaning
Wae radish
Transcriptions
Revised Romanization
waemu
McCune–Reischauer
waemu
Japanese name
Kanji
大根
Kana
だいこん
Transcriptions
Romanization
daikon
Daikon[2] or mooli,[3]Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus, is a mild-flavored winter radish usually characterized by fast-growing leaves and a long, white, napiform root. Originally native to continental East Asia,[4] daikon is harvested and consumed throughout the region, as well as in South Asia, and is available internationally. In some locations, daikon is planted for its ability to break up compacted soils and recover nutrients and is not harvested.
^Collins, Theophilos; Goodwin, Katie (1997). "Radish" (PDF). Hamilton College: Food for Thought: 1.
^Larkcom, Joy; Douglass, Elizabeth (1994). Oriental Vegetables: The Complete Guide for the Gardening Cook. Oxford University Press US. pp. 114–115. ISBN 1-56836-017-7.
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stock. The stock might include ingredients such as negi, carrot, potato and daikon radish. In some versions of the dish, chicken stock, Western-style fish...
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battered soft-shell crab and other ingredients such as cucumber, avocado, daikon sprouts or lettuce, and spicy mayonnaise, rolled inside nori and sushi rice...
mainly soy sauce or miso. Oden: several ingredients such as boiled eggs, daikon, konjac, and processed fishcakes stewed in a light, soy-flavoured dashi...
used as relish for Japanese curry. In fukujinzuke, vegetables including daikon, eggplant, lotus root and cucumber are finely chopped, then pickled in a...
mixture of daikon, eggplant, lotus root and cucumber which is pickled and flavored with soy sauce. Bettarazuke is a kind of pickled daikon popular in...
Turnip mosaic virus (TuMV) is a Potyvirus of the family Potyviridae that causes diseases in cruciferous plants, among others. The virus is usually spread...
pickle called misozuke. These pickles are typically made from cucumber, daikon, napa cabbage, or eggplant, and are sweeter and less salty than the standard...
one-pot dishes) consisting of several ingredients such as boiled eggs, daikon or konjac, and processed fishcakes stewed in a light, soy-flavored dashi...
is made with radish cake (steamed rice flour, water, and shredded white daikon), which is then stir-fried with eggs, preserved radish, and other seasonings...
as shiso (a kitchen herb, member of the mint family) or finely shredded daikon radish, or both. Lobster in particular is a great delicacy in the United...
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