Encyclopedia > Daikon

  Article Content

Daikon

Daikon (大根) is a mild-flavored Japanese giant white radish usually called daikon radish in US supermarkets. Although there are many varieties of daikon, the most common is carrot shaped, approximately 8-14 inches long and 2-4 inches in diameter.

Daikon is an essential part of Japanese cuisine being used as a garnish[?] for many dishes like sushi or as a simmered[?] vegetable served in its own right. Daikon is also commonly grated and served either as a garnish or as an accent in soups.



All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

 
  Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!
 
 
  
  Featured Article
Bugatti

... the Autorail, and an airplane, but it never flew. Ettore Bugatti died on August 21, 1947 and is buried in Le Père Lachaise Cemetery , Paris, France. Under Roman ...

 
 
 
This page was created in 25.9 ms